PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
FOYER FEDERATION'S GIVE US A CHANCE CAMPAIGN (21 November 2005)

That this House supports the Foyer Federation's Give us a Chance campaign to help young people fulfil their potential, regardless of background or financial situation; notes the initiatives already put in place by Government to help achieve this, but expresses concern that young people living independently are often unable to study due to the cost of housing, insufficient funding for further education and the barriers placed on them by the benefits system once they reach 19; calls on the Government to support the activities of projects such as Foyer's which provide accommodation, learning and personal development support to 10,000 young people a year, but whose provision is threatened due to restrictions on budgets for post-16 education and training for disadvantaged learners; and further calls on the Government to agree to address this issue so that Foyer's holistic approach to the development of young people has a sustainable future.

Sponsored by:
David Lepper (Labour)