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Science Minister Chris McDonald reassures the public following the riots in Paris over the weekend. Mr McDonald insists "there is no suggestion that any unrest like that will happen in the UK" and says the government is taking the issue of the lack of opportunities for young people here "seriously". Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00Well, there's no suggestion that there's any unrest like that's going to happen in the UK. I just want to
00:05be clearer about that. Maybe put people's minds at rest if they're concerned about that. There's no suggestion about that
00:10at all. And I think the important thing is the government is taking seriously. I mean, it goes back to
00:14the announcement that I've just been talking about, creating opportunities for young people.
00:19You know, we see a future for young people. We want to invest in their skills. We want to give
00:22young people a future. And that's, as well as investment we've made in public services over time as well. You
00:29know, we do take that seriously, but we're not doing it out of a fear of violence breaking out in
00:34the UK or out of a fear of riots. We're doing it because it's the right thing to do because
00:38these are the services that people want and need. And these are the opportunities that young people deserve.
00:42So, so no, there's no suggestion that's going to happen here in the UK, but we do, we are taking
00:47seriously, as you can see, these issues that around opportunities for young people and public services too.
00:53Perfect. Chris McDonald, thank you.

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