UKYP ELECTION/MAKE YOUR MARK
An update will be given at the meeting.
Minutes:
Emily Kay, the youth MP for Bury and Sam Richardson from Make your Mark attended the meeting to ask what the debate at UK Youth Parliament should be.
It was explained that the UK Youth Parliament’s annual sitting in the House of Commons would be held at Parliament Week which was running from 14 to 20 November and would be televised live on the Parliament Channel.
Parliament Week was an annual national awareness week which aims to build greater awareness, understanding and engagement with parliamentary democracy in the UK.
It was reported that the benefits of this event to MYPs and their constituents are numerous, to name a few:
The topics which were being considered for the debate were reported as:-
· Votes at 16
· Fund our youth services, don’t cut them
· A curriculum to prepare us for life
· Mental Health
· Work experience
· Bring back exam resits in maths and English in English schools.
· Young people should be directly involved in making laws.
· Everyone should be paid at least the living wage of £7.65 per hour
· Give young people a choice in improving their communities.
· Euthanasia
The topic that received the most votes would be debate.
All those present were asked to take ballot papers and give them out to as many young people as possible in order that as many votes as possible would be cast.
It was also reported that votes could be cast online at www.mym.mi-vote.com
It was agreed:
That Emily and Sam be thanked for their report.
YOUTH PARLIAMENT UPDATE
An update will be given at the meeting.
Minutes:
Emily Kay, the youth MP for Bury reported that she had attended the Youth MP meeting at the Houses of Parliament and had taken part in the debate.
It was explained that the UK Youth Parliament’s annual sitting in the House of Commons had been held on 15 November 2013 and had been televised live on the Parliament Channel.
The event marks the launch of Parliament Week – an annual national awareness week which aims to build greater awareness, understanding and engagement with parliamentary democracy in the UK.
Members of Youth Parliament had voted on their manifesto and throughout August, September and October 2013, young people from across the UK had the opportunity to vote for the top debate they wanted discussed at the event in the Make Your Mark ballot. The top five went through to be debated at the House of Commons.
It was reported that the benefits of this event to MYPs and their constituents are numerous, to name a few:
The debate had given Emily the opportunity to meet up with other MYPs and enabled them to share their experiences.
It was agreed:
That Emily be thanked for her update.