Ceredigion's Young People take part in Europe’s biggest youth consultation!

 

On 08 November 2019, Thomas Kendall, Ceredigion’s Member of Youth Parliament (MYP) will join over 300 other MYPs to take part in the annual UK Youth Parliament takeover debate in the House of Commons Chamber, London, chaired by Speaker of the House of Commons, the Rt Hon John Bercow MP.

 

The event will see five key topics discussed by young people from across the UK. Ahead of the big debate, Ceredigion Youth Service is leading the Make Your Mark campaign in Ceredigion.

 

The UK Youth Parliament’s Make Your Mark campaign is Europe’s largest survey of young people’s views. Young people aged 11 to 18 are invited to take part in the ballot to shortlist what is debated in the House of Commons by Members of Youth Parliament later this year.

 

The annual Make Your Mark ballot, which has taken place since 2011, contains 10 policies voted for by Members of Youth Parliament including Mental Health, Tackling Knife Crime, Child Poverty, Votes at 16 and Protecting the Environment. This year’s campaign, which is supported by the British Youth Council, is expected to reach hundreds of thousands of young people from across the UK. Last year, a total of 1,109,788 young people from every corner of the country took part.

 

With the support of Ceredigion’s MYP, Thomas Kendall and Deputy MYP, Huw Jones, Ceredigion Youth Service will be gathering ballot papers from each Secondary School, College and Youth Club in Ceredigion. The vote will close in Ceredigion on 7 October and results will be submitted to the British Youth Council.

 

The Cabinet Member responsible for Learning Services, Lifelong Learning and Leisure, Councillor Catrin Miles said, “It’s vitally important that young people are given a platform to raise their voice particularly on issues which affect them. The UK Youth Parliament is an opportunity for Westminster to hear young people raising the issues they care about most. The Make Your Mark Campaign leading up to the UKYP debate is a valuable opportunity for young people aged 11-18 across Ceredigion to influence the topics discussed in the House of Commons in November and I would encourage all young people to take their vote.”

 

12/09/2019