Two weeks into the job, she is bubbling with energy and enthusiasm for her new role - despite the fact that she's been up since 4.30am and has already hosted an 8am breakfast summit to celebrate the first year of the Youth Taskforce action plan. This plan pumped £218.5m into prevention and non-negotiable support for young people engaged in antisocial behaviour - a "tough love" approach that chimes with Primarolo's own priorities as she takes over from Beverley Hughes.
Tough love
"Early intervention is always better," she says. "I was a health minister two weeks ago, and one task was working with people trapped in alcohol and drug addiction. It taught me that it's not easier, but better to do that early."
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