5. Statement by the Llywydd: Update on the establishment of a Youth Parliament for Wales

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:29 pm on 23 May 2018.

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Photo of Elin Jones Elin Jones Plaid Cymru 4:29, 23 May 2018

(Translated)

Anyone who registers to be a candidate for the youth parliament will put together a very brief manifesto, and they will outline, very briefly, their priorities, and then they will have the right to expand on that in that summary, then, in terms of their interests, their subject interests and their political interests, and their values, and so forth. That will be for them to decide at that point.

And then our intention is that we give an opportunity to the members to meet regionally—logistically, that is much easier to do at times—so that they can do more detailed work with youth groups and other groups, and to develop ideas that emerge from their areas and regions as well, so that we do the work that's not just about meeting in this place three times over a period of two years, but is more broadly framed than that, and gives a much fuller opportunity for those young elected members.