Health and wellbeing the biggest issuing facing young people in the UK
Young people have stated health and wellbeing is their biggest concern in a mass survey of 11-18 year olds across the country. UK Youth Parliament have conducted a ballot of young people in the UK asking them to choose which issues matter to them most. Almost half a million young people took part in the
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UK Youth Parliament calls on young people to have their say
Young people across the UK can now participate in the UK Youth Parliament’s Make Your Mark ballot, the largest survey of young people in Europe. The month-long campaign will see volunteers and Members of Youth Parliament canvasing for the views of young people. The annual ballot, which has taken place since 2011, gives young people
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Largest consultation of young people to commence in February
UK Youth Parliament will launch its ballot of young people on the 1st February 2022 as part of its drive to determine the biggest issues. The nationwide ballot gives young people aged 11-18 the opportunity to shortlist the topics they feel are the most pressing issues facing young people across the UK. The month-long campaign
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UK Youth Parliament intervene in Lords climate debate with open letter
UK Youth Parliament is working alongside Friends of the Earth to lobby politicians, calling on the government to address the climate emergency and put a stop to non-essential single-use plastics by 2025. As part of the campaign, Members of Youth Parliament have published an open letter to the Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park,
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Stop Plastic Pollution
In 2020’s Make Your Mark ballot young people voted both plastic pollution and climate change in the top 5 devolved/UK issues for the coming year. UK Youth Parliament will be campaigning to address climate change at the UK level with a particular focus on making sure that we stop non-essential single-use plastics by 2025. Plastic
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Mental Health: A movement for change
About the campaign In 2020’s Make Your Mark ballot young people voted for mental health as one of their top 3 priorities for the coming year. UK Youth Parliament will be campaigning alongside YoungMinds to build a movement for change and ensure that children and young people’s mental health is at the heart of the
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Transforming Education
About the campaign In 2020’s Make Your Mark ballot young people voted for free university as one of their top 3 priorities for the coming year. UK Youth Parliament will be campaigning alongside the National Union of Students (NUS) to create a campaign for free, lifelong and inclusive education and advocate for the Government to
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UK Youth Parliament launch campaigns to address biggest issues facing young people
UK Youth Parliament launched their national campaigns calling on the government to address the climate emergency, mental health concerns and access to higher education. The year-long campaigns are set to challenge decision makers to do more to ensure young people’s mental health is prioritised in the coming year, to create free, lifelong and inclusive higher
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Higher education should be free according to young people across the UK
Following a nationwide consultation, a free university education has been declared the biggest priority for young people across the UK. The Make Your Mark ballot, which was delivered online, called on young people aged 11-18 to choose which issue they felt was a priority. More than 180,000 young people took part in the nationwide ballot,
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UK Youth Parliament release new ambitious vision for young people
UK Youth Parliament have launched their new ambitious vision for a better and more equal society. The independent group of advocates launched their new manifesto following a national conference which was held online for the first time in history. The new manifesto highlights some of the biggest issues facing young people in the UK including
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