Government has refused to give an update on former Premier Ewart Brown’s National Service plan.Since November The Royal Gazette has asked several people for an update on the programme including Cabinet Secretary Donald Scott, Chief of Staff David Burt and Department of Communication and Information head Beverle Lottimore.Former Cabinet Secretary Marc Telemaque is the only one who responded.In November he said the programme was still a Cabinet responsibility. Follow up questions as to the status of the programme were not answered.Since then this paper has reached out to Government eight times, to no avail.The National Service plan for young adults was announced during Dr Brown’s final Throne Speech in November 2009.He said: “This initiative will require Bermudian young men and women to actively participate in mentoring the youth and committing to the provision of work experience designed to expose our youth to the rigours of the working world thereby permitting sound career choices and the early acquisition of those skills required to make our youth undeniable assets to a broad range of employers.”Dr Brown outlined the plan in February 2010 stating it was designed for men and women aged between 24 and 30.Participants in the voluntary programme would have to complete 16 hours’ service a month for two years, with possible incentives such as better loan rates and reduced TCD fees.Hours after unveiling it, Dr Brown flew to India where he told Rotarians there that the Bermuda Government was “putting its money where its mouth is” through the creation of the programme.In October, Bermudian policy analyst Marisa Sharpe gave a presentation on how the National Service plan was created at the International Association for National Youth Service Ninth Global Conference in Alexandria, Egypt.She said the Central Policy Unit had conducted a detailed study in order to develop the framework in 2008.She added that after public consultation it was decided the plan should be overseen by Cabinet and could be absorbed into an existing Government ministry to save money.The public also suggested the plan should require a certain number of hours a year rather than a month to allow more flexibility, she said.In addition to asking if the plan still exists The Royal Gazette has asked:Whose responsibility did the plan fall under?Was someone employed to implement it?If it is going ahead, when will it be implemented?If it is not going ahead, why was it dropped?How much did the Egyptian conference cost taxpayers?Related websites: www.gov.bm, www.icicp.org, www.facebook.com/ewartbrown?ref=ts