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Youth Parliaments and Young People's Participation in Politics Youth Parliaments and young people’s participation in politics Standard Note: SNPC-00823 Last updated: 24 January 2007 Author: Paul Lester, Miranda Olivier Wright, Parliament and Constitution Centre; Nicola Harland, Parliamentary Education Unit Many organisations, including the UK Youth Parliament, use “parliament” as a convenient word to describe some form of discussion forum or council. This note gives details about some of the main organisations involved with organising youth parliaments and other initiatives to increase youth participation in the political process. Contents A. Parliamentary Education Unit Pupil Parliaments 2 B. UK Youth Parliament 2 C. Scottish Parliament 3 D. Scottish Youth Parliament 4 E. Citizenship Foundation National Youth Parliament Competition 4 F. Children’s Parliament 5 G. Scottish Youth Summit 5 H. Funky Dragon 5 I. Northern Ireland Youth Forum 6 J. European Youth Parliament 6 K. Youth Parliaments elsewhere 7 L. Yvote?/Ynot? 7 M. The Electoral Commission 8 Appendix 1 – Parliamentary Education Unit: Pupil Parliaments 10 Appendix 2 – UK Youth Parliament – Contact Information 17 Appendix 3 – Youth Parliament websites 18 Standard Notes are compiled for the benefit of Members of Parliament and their personal staff. Authors are available to discuss the contents of these papers with Members and their staff but cannot advise others. A. Parliamentary Education Unit Pupil Parliaments The Parliamentary Education Unit, which provides an educational service for both UK Houses of Parliament, instituted in 1999 a series of Pupil Parliaments. These allow children of different age groups to participate in a debate in the Palace of Westminster on several days each year. Debates take place in one of the Grand Committee Rooms. Members of Parliament are present and advise the schools that participate. The Pupil Parliaments take the form of an organised debate for 64 students. Following a brief introduction on arrival, the pupils are given the opportunity to discuss the motion to be debated and debating techniques with a Member of Parliament prior to the debate commencing. The debate lasts for about one hour, closing with a division. The visit lasts for about 2½ hours. Advance preparation is essential. The schools involved help to choose the subjects that are debated. A list of the subjects debated in the Pupil Parliaments is provided at Appendix 1. Further details of these events are available from: Nicola Harland Deputy Education Officer Parliamentary Education Unit House of Commons London SW1A 2TT Telephone: 020 7219 2375 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.explore.parliament.uk B. UK Youth Parliament The UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) aims to give young people in the UK, between the age of 11 and 18 (inclusive) a voice, which will be heard and listened to by local and central government, MPs, providers of services for young people and other agencies who have an interest in the views and needs of young people. UKYP was launched at the House of Commons in July 1999. The first Annual Sitting took place on 23, 24 and 25 February 2001 in the Cumberland Hotel, Marble Arch, and London. More than 200 young people took part as elected Members of the Youth Parliament (MYPs). The first Co-Chairs of the UKYP Board of Trustees were the former MP, Andrew Rowe (appointed a Patron of UKYP in July 2004), and James Moody (then aged 19). Mr. Rowe has been involved in this project for some time1, serving on the UKYP Steering Committee together with Llin Golding (former MP) and Lembit Opik MP (who also served as a Trustee). Malcolm Wicks, then Lifelong Learning Minister at the Department for Education and 1 He has had a ten minute rule Bill on the subject (HC Deb 9 June 1998 Vol 313 c 875): http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199798/cmhansrd/vo980609/debtext/80609- 06.htm#80609-06_head1, and he has also raised the subject during the Queen’s Speech debate at the beginning of the 1999-2000 session (HC Deb 23 Nov 1999 Vol 339 c 526-30). http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199900/cmhansrd/vo991123/debtext/91123-21.htm 2 Employment, issued a press release welcoming the UK Youth Parliament.2 The press notice also explained the background to the UKYP: There is provision for over 400 Members of the Youth Parliament to be elected and any one from age 11 to 18 can stand for election. Elections have been held in a large number of the constituencies. MYPs will discuss ideas and concerns relevant to young people, details of future sittings and produce their Manifesto, which will be handed to the Government. During the rest of the years MYPs and other young people will be able to exchange views and opinions via the UKYP Website and meet locally in smaller numbers. There are currently over 300 elected MYPs, aged between 11 and 18. MYPs represent both young men and women, including young people from a variety of ethnic backgrounds, and with physical and learning disabilities. Each Local Education Authority (LEA) represents a UKYP constituency, and 90% of the LEAs across England are currently represented on the UKYP. Agreements are also established with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to ensure that the young people in those countries are represented by the organisation. UKYP is an independent national charity which receives limited central staff and core funding costs from the Government. UKYP also relies on the support of grant making trusts, private sponsorship and the goodwill of many LEAs. UKYP has a rolling programme, meeting on an annual basis and producing a Manifesto which is presented to Government and MPs. Issues that are discussed range from transport and education to health and the media. The UKYP supports the call for lowering the voting age to 163 and an equal minimum wage for 16 and 17 year olds. The UKYP Board of Trustees comprises of a representative from each of the major political parties; Labour - Vernon Coaker Esq MP, Conservative - Charles Hendry Esq MP and Liberal Democrat - Tim Farron Esq MP. A young person (aged 18-25) elected by the MYPs every two years serve on the Board from each of the UK regions, along with representatives of the voluntary youth sector and local government (although at the time of writing there was a vacancy for a representative of the north east). The present Co-Chairmen of the UKYP Board of Trustees are Melodi Hossaini (21 yrs old) and Vernon Coaker MP. C. Scottish Parliament The Scottish Parliament ran a Young People’s Congress in March 2001. Young people from all over Scotland visited the Parliament on 1 and 2 March, as part of a major educational event, organised by the Scottish Parliament Education Service. Thirty local authorities sent nearly 100 pupils to Edinburgh. They debated a fictitious bill to improve young people’s health in Scotland. In the morning, they worked in Committees and in the afternoon came 2 “Wicks opens first sitting of UK Youth Parliament” DfEE Press notice 20001/0104, 23 Feb 2001 - http://www.dfee.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2001_0104 3 For which see PCC Standard Note 1747; http://hcl1.hclibrary.parliament.uk/notes/pcc/snpc-01747.pdf 3 together in the main Chamber to debate and vote on the bill, which had been specially drafted for the day. The proceedings were also broadcast live on the internet via www.scottishparliamentlive.com. Further details are available in a Scottish Parliament press notice4 and further information can also be obtained from the Scottish Parliament Education Service.5 D. Scottish Youth Parliament The Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) was launched in Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh in 1999. It is a group of around 150 elected young people aged between 14 and 25 years, and aims to be the collective national youth voice for all young people in Scotland. They generally meet 4 times a year to discuss issues that affect young Scottish people. On 22 November 2005, they produced a document Louder than Words which sets out the ten campaigns they will be taking forward.6 All major decisions in the SYP are taken by people aged 25 or under and their directors are of the same age, although they do have an Advisory Committee including professionals from their various partners. The current Office Bearers of the SYP, elected by their peers, are: Chair: Rajiv Joshi MSYP, Glasgow Govan Vice Chair: Hilary Lynn MSYP, Glasgow Maryhill Secretary: Connie Bennett MSYP, Falkirk East Treasurer: John Loughton MSYP, Edinburgh North & Leith The SYP is the partner organisation of the UK Youth Parliament in Scotland, electing and supporting Members of the UK Youth Parliament (see Section B). Its written constitution, which was altered in August 2005, is available at http://www.scottishyouthparliament.org.uk/portalbase/pages/download.aspx?locationId=848 2d707-0dc4-4ff6-956f-cdfd05fb6da4 The website is at http://www.scottishyouthparliament.org.uk E. Citizenship Foundation National Youth Parliament Competition The Citizenship Foundation has organised an annual competition for schoolchildren since 1991. Schools registering for the competition need to organise teams of at least 20 young people between 11 and 18 years of age. Each team of students needs to research and 4 “Young people to have their say on health in Scottish Parliament”, 15 Feb 2001, Parliamentary News Release 005/2001 - http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/nmCentre/news/news-01/pa01-005.htm 5 Tel: 0131 348 5394 / 5395 / 5404 or email: [email protected] 6 Scottish Youth Parliament, Louder than Words, 22 November 2005, http://www.scottishyouthparliament.org.uk/portalbase/pages/download.aspx?locationId=7deb7e3b- 02ba-4ca4-bfde-883cec92121a 4 gather information about the House of Commons and make a 20-minute video of a mock parliamentary session.
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