Tim Loughton – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tim Loughton on 2016-02-04.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many teenagers have (a) commenced and (b) graduated a National Citizenship Service programme in each of the last five years.
Mr Rob Wilson
Since National Citizenship Service (NCS) began, over 200,000 young people have taken part in this life changing opportunity. NCS is the fastest growing youth movement in this country for a century, with a 46% increase in the number of participants between 2013 and 2014.
Year |
Participants Commence NCS |
Participants Graduated |
2011 |
8,400 |
6,800 |
2012 |
26,000 |
22,600 |
2013 |
39,600 |
32,300 |
2014 |
57,800 |
50,900 |
The participant figures for 2015 will be published with the 2015 evaluation in due course.