Last week I visited Blue Hut Youth Centre to listen to young people in Hackney talk about their fears, worries and aspirations.
A big concern of the young girls was youth violence and knife crime in London, they talked about how they want the Government to listen to younger generations and budget for more money to be spent on youth centres like Blue Hut.
Meg's analysis of the issues to watch across Whitehall from her perspective as Chair of the Public Accounts Committee.
Chair’s foreword
This Parliamentary Session:
Welcome to my annual report.
Meg's analysis of the issues to watch across Whitehall from her perspective as Chair of the Public Accounts Committee.
Chair’s foreword
This Parliamentary Session:
Welcome to my annual report.
As Chair of the Public Accounts Committee I have been conducting an investigation into the collapse of Carillion and I recently told Parliament: The system is broken.
There are not enough suppliers bidding for contracts across whole swathes of Government, and the system is skewed against smaller, specialist businesses that get work only as part of a longer supply chain.
At each stage, margins are squeezed, and too often we see poor service, sharp practice and an unnecessary cost to taxpayers.