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Sonia Kumar MP raises concerns about Meadow Road Youth Centre in the Commons

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00:00said justice delayed is justice denied and it's for that reason that we have

00:05asked Sir Brian Leveson to recommend bold and fundamental reform that is the

00:09human consequence that you've just described of the Crown Court backlog

00:13that we inherited from the past government and we're going to fix the

00:15mess. Last week I visited Meadow Road Youth Centre to see the fantastic work Lloyd

00:21and other youth workers are doing to provide an outlet for young people. However

00:25it could be closed down due to funding uncertainty. Does my right hon. friend

00:29agree that sporting centres like this reduces youth offending, are hubs of

00:33rehabilitation and will my right hon. friend commit to deadly getting its fair

00:36share of funding and keeping this centre open?