Written questions

Youth Justice: Finance

Commons · Question 3757 · Tabled 2 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 5 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Liz Saville Roberts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the (a) effectiveness of annual grant funding and (b) potential merits of maintaining long-term funding for youth justice.

Answer

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 5 Sep 2024

Much of government spending is allocated via an annual budgetary process, which often requires complex choices that can take time to be resolved. This year, the General Election complicated this further - it was not possible for the Department to confirm ...