Part of 4. Questions to the Senedd Commission – in the Senedd at 4:15 pm on 10 February 2021.
Most certainly. I think the first Youth Parliament was enhanced and enriched by the fact that we had a broad range of young people representing various different aspects of the lives of young people in Wales, and all of those voices are represented within the Youth Parliament. I'm very eager to see, as we prepare for the elections to the next Youth Parliament, that we will include those partner organisations that can provide the broadest possible range of candidates for that Youth Parliament, because the voices of all young people in Wales deserve to be heard, whatever their background. That has ensured that our first Youth Parliament was successful and diverse in terms of the voices heard, and we will hear those voices again in our meeting, as a Parliament, on 24 February.
And I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has worked towards the success of the first Youth Parliament here, particularly the Members, but also the partners and the staff who have worked within the Commission and the Members of this Senedd who have collaborated, be they Ministers, committee Chairs, committee members or Senedd Members. The work between our Senedd and the Youth Parliament has been very positive indeed over this period, and I certainly think that our Senedd has benefited from our engagement with the Youth Parliament.