PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Voluntary Work: Young People (26 January 2016)

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have taken part in the National Citizen Service (NCS) in each of the last five years; how many people he estimates will take part in the NCS in the next three years; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by:
Gareth Thomas (Labour)

Whilst the most recent figures for 2015 have not yet been confirmed, the table below shows numbers of National Citizen Service participants since the programme began in 2011.

Year	Number of NCS Participants
2011	8,434
2012	26,003
2013	39,566
2014	57,789
2015	To be published in 2016

We have ambitious targets for the next three years, on a trajectory to deliver 300,000 participants per year in 2019. We are committed to extending the benefits of NCS to as many young people and communities as possible, by providing a place for every young person who wants one.

Answered by:
Mr Rob Wilson (Conservative)
29 January 2016