Friday, 10 November 2017

UKYP 2017

The UK Youth Parliament met in the House of Commons today to discuss the top voted issues in the Make Your Mark campaign. Members of UK Youth Parliament (MYPs) attended the Annual Sitting, representing different regions and countries across the UK.  It was an honour to be part of the Welsh group and thanks to Young Wales for organising the two-day residential.  

The top 5 issues discussed were: Protect LGBT+ People; Votes at 16; Work Experience Hubs for 11-18 year olds; Transport; and A Curriculum for Life.  After hours of debates, with myself speaking about A Curriculum for Life, we voted for the national and devolved campaign priorities for 2018.

National priority - Votes at 16
Devolved priority - Curriculum for Life

Overall, it was an amazing experience and it was so interesting listening to MYPs talk about issues important to them and their constituents.  I, along with the other MYPs will try our hardest to make progress within these topics, especially as these two were also among the top voted issues within the Vale of Glamorgan.