ion here on c-span2. the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. under the previous order the senate stands adjourned until 1:5 a.m. on tuesday january 3 2017. >> tonight it's book tvs

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that broke the country over the course of more than 200 years have led to challenging. >> and sunday at 6:30, author jean and professor richard epstein and the cato institute's christopher preble debate us involvement in foreign wars .>> it's always a difficult question, that judgment comes an essential portion of the way in which we have to start to deal with these things and make it very funny, it turns out oftentimes it can be a calamity then when you don't use first force, that's when the real calamities happened. >> beginning at 9 pm, the muslim public affairs council convention with remarks from california democratic congressman javier becerra, actor georgia tech a and cnn commentator van jones and muslim goldstar father is your con. >> what we are trying to do is highlight the values of the constitution of the united states .

the values of freedom of speech, freedom of practice of religion, equal dignity , equal protection of law and due process of law and those values are challenged today watch on c-span and c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. more than 300 members of the uk's youth parliament from 11 to 18 gathered in the british house of commons for their annual debate. this first part focuses on cuts to the uk national health service and is focused on mental health services. it's 50 minutes. >> thank you very much and i have a friendly advantage this year, in previous years the youth parliament has been friendly, but it has been 16 . order. welcome to the eight sitting

of the uk youth parliament in the house of commons chamber. this marks the beginning of uk parliament week , a program of events and activities which connects people with the united kingdom parliament. this year there are over 250 activities and events taking place across the uk. this used to be chosen by the annual balance at 11 to 18 drones, british use counsel reported that once again the number of votes has increased with 978,000 216 young people asking about this year. today the uk youth parliament will choose the issues which it wishes to have as the subjects of its priority campaigns for 2017. this year's youth parliament also marks the third year for full musket memorial award which was set up in the wake of the passing of boston mbe

was one of the driving forces behind the uk youth parliament at the british youth council. british youth council support workers, parliamentary staff and guests will have the opportunity today to vote in two categories . best debate leads each and best backbench contribution. presentation of awards will take place at the reception in january of next year. today's proceedings will be broadcast live on the internet . members of the youth parliament, as you know at 11:00 we will observe 10 minutes of silence of armistice day. we have a tiny bit of time before then and i want to take this opportunity to underline what i think should

be obvious to you. and that is that everyone here present , i feel this very strongly , the leader of the house of commons, david eddington here , the leader of the house of commons , minister for civil society rob wilson, all will work in service of the house, all who work for the youth council, all of your support workers here present and many decides are wishing you well.we are cheering you on. it would be absurd for me to say if you know your game to the speaking or if you hope to speak, don't be nervous. of course you will feel a great sense of occasion and it will be strange if you weren't a real adrenaline running through , it would be right and proper that there should be but you will i'm sure master your nerves

rather than allowing your nerves to master you. we are all on your side and we're very proud here in the house of commons to have this great event. you probably know it's a huge big deal in my mind . it's an incredibly important fixture now in our annual parliamentary calendar and as i say, all of us are wishing you to succeed so it's a great day. we have just over a minute to go before we have two minutes silence on armistice day and after the silence we will hear from the leader of the house and we will hear a message read from the prime minister before we get into our formal proceedings. that is a great day but we now have a countdown of just

over 40 seconds post speech. ... we spotted a parliamentary colleagues here, the honorable member from these is parliamentary assistance will be addressing the chamber along wide christina, welcome to you. [applause] >> thank you. ... [bell ringing] i call the

leader of the house of commons, mister david lidington. [applause] >> mister speaker, thank you and thank you to members of the youth parliament. mister speaker, you and i would both agree that the initial briefing that we received is a welcome contrast from the kind of reception we may get from our colleagues here during normal working session. i would say first that it is appropriate that this session should take place on armistice day. here in westminster we remember not just those who died but also the importance of the values of parliament , the principal of a democratic and free society for which

they made that sacrifice. and the shield that you see at either end of this chamber have been inscribed to record the names of those members of the house of commons who fell during the first and second world wars along with those who in more recent years were murdered by terrorists who also sought to attack the democratic values and institutions of this country. the support of democracy, debate, tolerance and accountability unite members from all political parties on both sides of this house. and the leader of the house of commons , half of my role is to reaffirm and uphold those ideals and i wanted to explain mister speaker to colleagues here a little bit

about my job because it has two parts . it is in part representing the government in parliament where i sit as a member of teresa mays cabinet and i am in charge of managing the government and your legislative programs but also representing parliament in cabinet and in government as a whole and this notion sometimes comes as a surprise to those who might think parliament and government are essentially the same day. after all, under our constitutional system the government stands on its ability to command a majority here in the house of commons . and it was not for that majority, my task of trying to deliver the government agenda be a great deal more challenging area but for a parliament to master, for a parliament to play its full

role and instinctive role in public life, it is essential that it is able to operate as a strong independent institution in its own right and this chamber has been performing that function or hundreds of years. the scrutiny of legislation by members , their questions every day to ministers , the work of inquiry by the select committees of the house result in , we hope, better and more accountable government and certainly better policy legislation. that oversight or that scrutiny by parliament underpins the concept of ministerial accountability . within the british system, ministers who are themselves members of the legislature also have two stand at this box or at the table in the select committee and be questioned and held to account for the positions they have taken as part of the executive .

and thanks to you mister speaker the increased use of the urgent question has made parliament even more responsive to most pressing matters of the day, even though it's occasionally causes a certain amount of discomfort to ministers when their volunteer has actual notice. and on policy oversight, parliament's ability to reflect the concerns and interests of british citizens depends on it that is as a representative institution . this house has a proud history on ensuring that the voices of marginalized and socially excluded groups are heard and reflected in public debate. and it's a little-known part of the routines of pretty much every member of parliament regardless of party, regardless of policies they represent that their work brings them into contact with by week . usually with peaceful folks

from every part of our society . and we in that constituency both have to confront head on those who are the victims of injustice or those who feel that society in some way is working for them. and as leader of the house , i think that condition of old parliament is something which it is of vital importance that we uphold and which the government to must support. our objective must be nothing short of trying to fill the democracy that works for everyone. and critical to that objective is ensuring the voices of young people and their interests are heard loud and clear. that is why the government not only supports the youth parliament in its mission but also takes interest in the subjects which you choose to debate.

previously, the youth parliament members have debated issues such as mental health, the living wage and exam reflex and these are all extremely important questions and so too are the issues you will be debating later and i would be particularly interested to hear when i read the accounts of today's debate your consideration of how we might seek to build a better, kinder democracy to take the wording of you will be debating later on. so my message to colleagues from the youth parliament is that the government is committed to engaging with parliament , so it takes and will continue to take a great interest in the work of the youth parliament two. and that's why it is significant and right that the annual sitting takes place where we are right now. this chamber is the heart of the united kingdom's parliamentary democracy and the fact that these debates take place here sends a

signal about the importance of the uk youth parliament both as parliamentarians and the government. it means that both entities here in the house and ministers in whitehall will be listening to hear what you have to say. i hope you will go away today not only having enjoyed and relished the experience but also with a sense that you will feel confident about communicating to your colleagues and contemporaries that this is their parliament , as much as it is a parliament of me or my colleagues in government or valerie or her colleagues in the opposition or even of you mister speaker. it is the parliament of young people as much as of anyone else. this is still the place where you can seek to change this country and its society in

the way that you think it needs to be changed for the better and of course there will be many different ideas , tested ideas, about what to change for the better actually means, that's what democratic debate is all about but too often in the united kingdom , the voice of young people is absent . and when the votes and voice of young people is absent, the citizens are still taken which affect young people's lives but which they have not always chosen in significant numbers to help shape even if the opportunities were there. so i hope that you will take that message back that this is a parliament for you but for all young men and women in this country to seize those opportunities , enjoy it today and help us build a better , more vibrant democracy with those of us here on both sides of the

house , even opening this today, thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much. i call lawand omar to come forward and read a message from the prime minister. [applause] >> thank you for that mips, i'm from the london borough . i would like to welcome you to the house of commons and to the uk youth parliament. congratulations to you all

for your fantastic achievements in this year's major milestone. i understand that just under 1 million votes were cast. i know this represents another year and increase in the number of young people voting and this is great news. thank you all for the effort you have put into this democratic campaign . i believe that half of governments role is to build a better and stronger democracy for future generations to participate in. i want the uk to be the great meritocracy of the world and a fundamental part is ensuring all young people get the best possible start in life. i am determined to build a country that works for everyone and i'm sure that young people can go as far as their talent shows, regardless of their background. the uk youth parliament is a wonderfully inclusive example of democracy in action. you are drawn from all different backgrounds and represent the breadth and diversity of our society today. this opportunity is one you can use to build the scope you need in life. by being part of today's events, you are already on the path to making a positive change .

the points you make today are valuable and it's important that we listen to you. i urge that you have a fantastic day in the commons and i wish you well for the future , prime minister theresa may. [applause] >> thank you very much for that and our thanks of course to the prime minister for her support which is extremely important to the uk youth parliament. order, order. the youth parliament will now consider the first motion of today. we must stop cuts that affect the nhs , the whole motion is printed on the order paper. to move the motion, i call from york shire and the homburg a very warm welcome to you all, ashley gregory. [applause]

>> thank you mister speaker. in 1942, the william beverage said that many companies meet all requirements provided for assistance by national health service, the nhs was born. 24 years later, the national health service, the service has provided to countless young people across the country at risk of being cut for service that provides an amendment. the government has set up plans to estimate 22 million by winning to serve it more efficiently. the important issue is whether or not this will affect the quality of service . 22 billion, more than double the amount of the government spent on the entire transport department , we mustn't understand underestimate the scale of service. this affects all of you directly and the amount of

time you wait for your doctor to the availability of deployment in your local authority. in places such as smithfield we've already seen the devastating effects this is having. here, the proposal is closing the department and being given the go-ahead in order to centralized services in halifax and we have the people needing life-saving treatment are having trouble even getting this. we must stop the cuts today. at the local level, many services are finding the funding they receive is reducing, services such as school nursing. surely it is wrong to cut this local and more importantly vital services, surely it is wrong if healthcare is becoming a sort of lottery in the amount of running that your local area received area and i believe it's fundamentally wrong. over the past year, the uk youth parliament in campaigns to improve mental health services and we've seen some amazing changes, especially in my local area where we met

our service providers. we should continue them to improve mental health services across the country, but this can only be possible if we allow the devastating cuts . first of all to dismantle, did damage the mental health service that we all know and love. everyone has mental health and should be not for this state, we should be lobbying global structures and mps and union to fix this specifically for young people. to me, that one available appointment in your aid department could potentially be the difference between life and death threatening situations.the nhs may be a complex issue but that doesn't mean that change is impossible. change happens when you fight for something you believe in. change happened in 1948 when the nhs was founded in change can happen today in this chamber. the nhs will last as long as there are folks left to fight for it and i ask you all to question do you have the

faith to fight for your nhs, thank you. [applause] >> ashley, thank you for influence and assured start to our proceedings. to oppose the motion, i call from the east of england hoping and expecting that you will give this speaker an equally enthusiastic and warm welcome, nicholas gardner. [applause] thank you. the national health service is one of these great institutions based on the premise of universal healthcare, frequent use and a core principle that we should protect and preserve. however, it would not be

understatement to say that the nhs is one of the most complicated aspects of government with so many moving parts and the question i posed to you today is this : what change can we really make on this sprawling beast ? our challenge is great in our time is short . but the problem is too complex and so fraught with difficulty to implement, a year spent on this campaign would be a year spent just trying to get to terms with the issues that face the nhs, making no real progress. and the challenges of this campaign on cuts could steer away from the two issues of the nhs . and maintain high standards for young people , we have short waiting times, less bureaucracy or greater the virality of services. our doctors and nurses are

some of the the best in the world but we must ensure they are able to continue to deliver high quality of service in this climate of greater pressure. and this pressure is of course mister speaker, keith. if the nhs really were down money, standards of every young person across the us a are just writing a blank check doesn't raise standards. we've all had experiences of poor services . i was devastating our past mental health campaign and we should not in front nhs driven by quality of service rather than quantity of money. finally, what would a national campaign look like? where all these services are dealt with on a local basis? county, not country is responsible for many of our services now and the issue of the northeast may not be the same for the north west. with seven coordinated

national messages, these are very decent issues in nhs trust to nhs trust. now, we as ny keys and young people should express our undivided commitment to health care, free as a point of youth but this campaign is not the way to do it. and to answer my better, i am willing to fight for the nhs but must be one worth fighting for. not one that way may waste money on aging infrastructure but will be deficient of high quality and safer and that works for every young person and benefits every young person across this great country. thank you very much. [applause] >> nicholas, thank you very much. i'd like to call a speaker from scotland .

is our speaker willing to contribute from scotland? none of you, don't want to? very well. >> from blasco and west scotland, the nhs was created to ensure the property and pain and suffering before the war and but we can meet to ensure the nhs service abates for everyone regardless of who they are. we have to support it. nhs is not one of the most important institutions, it is the most important institution in the united kingdom and we should do everything we can four. [applause] >> who wants to contribute from wales? is there anybody from wales who wants to contribute? no? you do. come on here. >> i'm samuel slater.

the nhs is one of the united kingdom's national treasures. it is a unique virtue of our country. very few countries have a health care system like ours. and we need to preserve it and work towards stopping areas that affect our nhs and i feel strongly about this issue my original constituency. he worked so very hard as house here in the nhs to improve our system so surely we should work equally hard to help preserve our healthcare system, thank you. >> thank you. every year i always try incredibly hard , almost an exact gender balance and so far we've heard from women,

what about the west midlands? we've got a female speaker from the west midlands? not in this debate? in that case i'm going to look somewhere else. who have we got who wishes to contribute from the southeast? anybody on this from the southeast? yes, the young woman here . >> with the recent fall in the values , the uk economy is much weaker. the consequences have been made in services and as consequences in this country about it is not achievable. even if our mps cannot protect the cuts and investments, how are we in the youth element supposed to influence the government to commit such a proposal. i do not wish to focus on the company which we've already attained. [applause] >> thank you. what about the northeast of england, do we have anybody who wants to contribute from the northeast? please . >> the nhs is at the heart and soul of each of our lives

and from every birth to every guest, dealing with the physical and emotional pain that we suffer . the nhs is not just the services that we need, it is to fuel our betters. at the mit we have to think about what we want out of our nhs . i know for sure i would like a guaranteed free service for all of young people and for everybody that serves it. [applause] >> thank you hannah, that was a wonderfully succinct beach and a speak delivered without a note, that was quite stunning, well done. have we got anybody wanting to contribute to this debate from northern ireland?not

from northern ireland? okay. who have we got from london wants to take part in this debate, what about the young woman in the back with the black jacket. >> thank you mister speaker, i represent the london borough of everest. over 1 million patients are refreshed out, at the ahs, approximately 64 , 3 million pieces in england alone and there are many incidents in the course of england. cutting funding effects intermittently every single one of us here today, not only for the nhs and mass employment but i think the uk depends on critical studies that makes it so important. at the nhs , that would force devout here . [applause] >> how about the contributor from the east midlands? we got from the east midlands, the young man here. >> thank you mister speaker.

lincolnshire, i myself love the nhs and i would like to work with the nhs through my healthcare even in dire economic times but the nhs is firmly in the hands of the regular members of parliament, the business chamber and i feel the measure is not an issue that should be addressed by young people when there are better uses for these times. i will be voting myself against discrimination issues of the campaign and i call upon you to do the same. the government has trouble dealing with the nhs as well as the eu, the economy, the great and good are focusing on these issues and i believe we cannot do anything more effective and it's already being achieved. one thing we can do is tackle discrimination. in my opinion the more important campaign for fighting for discrimination at the heart of society is every fiber of our being and the time . [applause] >> thank you. now somebody from the

northwest . [laughter] will try to accommodate as many as we can. the young woman in the red dress. >> thank you mister speaker. my name is tori amassed jessica and i'm from residency. stopping nhs is not surprising from a market model because we can tell a lot of us, the young people , we need to do something about it but the nhs is something very important. but do we have the power and do we have the influence to be able to make a decision with the parliament to stop these claws? as i've said before, it's not the parliament , now it's the council to decide. and i think as your young elected representative we have much more important issues to deal with like stopping youth services been

something like starting the nhs because in my opinion and in the opinion of many people here , we don't have the part of power to stop the car, thank you. [applause] >> what about yorkshire and hammer side, anyone hear from torture and hammer side, the gentleman nearest to me . the longish hair, yes, excellent, thank you. >> thank you mister speaker. william nathaniel for your chart and hover shire. i would like that i like the fact that what ended the uk parliament, we are a neutral organization . i must say that cuts and austerity measures and some austerities access our troubles and to others austerity is some terrible behemoth that must be slain so i ask of you , how can we hope to approach the tremendous issue in a neutral , unbiased fashion as these

abuses are gone, thank you. >> what about the quite sizable delegation from london, who's interested from london, young woman here. >> thank you mister speaker, my name is athena on the tall and the reason i feel the cuts affect the nhs is important is not just because maybe there are cuts affecting people's physical health, under these services we have mental health provisions which are already underfunded and they are already suffering and that means young people are putting the services they need in order to treat their mental health , or even speak health to these issues and so in the uk, when the cuts against the nhs are made, the nhs is therefore unable to add funding to mental health

services which is already underfunded so we are chopping it even more. we are therefore having an effect on all the young people who suffer with mental health issues and i'd like to seek help from the nhs but cannot because there are no provisions available or there aren't enough which is why i feel strongly we should vote on this provision, thank you. >> thank you. west midlands? >> yes, the gentleman there from west midlands. >> thank you, i'm glenn porter from nypd and my biggest concern with this is if you add up the shortfall of funding for the nhs, for this year is probably around 6 million and if we can't do it now, for certain we won't be able to do it in the coming years. the second problem is the psychological precedent for future , specifically young

ones who are right now thinking about it, it's a huge pressure for the nss is a vaccine that they have to choose and finally , the youth services are slightly affected disproportionately, for example the 11 percent less school nurses, i believe. this year so ... [applause] >> thank you. quite a large group of people from the northwest to study, yes. the contingency with demonstrative behavior tends to increase by the year and i see this in no critical spirit, i was struck by the woman with the green jacket in a state of almost uncontrollable excitement and we look forward to hearing from you, please. >> my name is jackie, i'm from scott's wall. the nhs is an extremely

important service. it's caused drastic impact on my life as one who is disabled, and it has had impacts on my dad's life, he had a brain hemorrhage so by doing this one year campaign , our campaign is only one year. people are doing nhs a disservice by campaigning for only one year , we can't really do anything. how do we help the nhs? it is a lifelong campaign that we should all be pressing for our entire lives . we already stand with this issue and by making it our campaign we are wasting money because we can do this in any more years but there are much more imperfect issues here that we can do something but

it would just be a waste and to nhs, we will use our time and efforts to fight for it. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much indeed. now can i interest scotland again ? yes, the young woman there. >> molly crowley, east scotland.our generations epidemic . that was the response that other members of the scottish youth parliament got from young people on the issue when we asked them what do you think of mental health ? now i believe you asked english and nypd's , should they campaign? because we are facing a crisis in our mental health services. i really strongly believe that we can help young people if you choose this but obviously it isn't as massive

for scotland as the nhs has evolved but what can we do with a nationwide campaign to stop mental health cuts but more needs to cut for our funding from the nhs and as you can say funding to fund trident, to take people insights and paris then surely we can find funding to secure our nhs so i vote for less international campaigner. [applause] >> thank you very much indeed. now if there are any two parts of the uk so far from which i've not been able to elicit speakers? i'm just going to have another go, southwest, can i persuade anybody from the southwest to mark luisa, a young woman brandishing a document. or a pad, whatever.

anyway, if i can have people say their name that would be great. >> i am carol lewis of west somerset. the nhs fulfills everyday emergencies in the heart of our society and my previous souls were on strike, it's a very valuable service. [applause] that happens all over the country in all of our constituencies but they weren't interested in the ones we played out. we have not quite the current, the target of statuses , with young people over the years services have been decimated. tomorrow, how can we help them? i'd like to thank ranking members of the chamber for taking a strong interest in questions in mental health and physical health but everything else that's covered by including members of our area , rebecca howell,

looking into young people's mental health in the area. we need to fight for the unheard on social services, fight for the one in four, for us to know every day by day needing our help and not getting it because of the cuts. have to encourage our generation into medicine, into a valuable field indeed and we have the chamber to account for their actions we cannot do that by ourselves, thank you mister speaker. [applause] >> thank you very much. when you mentioned alton, you thought of my colleague rebecca powell, he's the most active members of this place. if you are as active in the parliament as she is in this chamber, you are taking a very active and conscientious interest indeed. i'm going to make one last effort in this debate to attract a speaker from northern ireland. northern ireland? yes, the young woman towards the back, yes . >> thank you mister speaker. my name is ever ready and i represent the stones.

our nhs is an important service and we should be able to pass this point of delivery but the attitude is not the only service that is assessing cost, what about our fire service, our faith service, we cannot fund these facts that are dominating our public services . what i have created is very important from the nhs, we must fund our public services we expect them to work. prior to this we have assessed the public services and we don't put any money into them. oh yes, to my like these in england, i do expect funding for the nhs but today's , think twice about our public services as well. thank you. >> thank you very much indeed from that, we've had participants from all parts of the country and that is extremely welcome. to conclude the debate ... >> the east of england.yes,

we have had an england contributor to start the debate. somebody from the backbench , both that point, we had a contributor from the front bench from the east of england, we haven't had a contributor from the east of england, if there is a backbench contributor i should be delighted to hear him or her. thank you, that's a very fair. this is what we call an orderly echo. we will take this gentleman here, thank you. >> thank you mister speaker, i'm a member of the youth parliament and epsom forest. the nhs is a fundamental part of the united kingdom area it is a very british organization. imagine losing hampton back. and i can the bdc losing great british bake-off.

but the nhs is vital to the infrastructure of the united kingdom. i'm so proud that my grandmother in the nhs and i'm so proud or my auntie served in the nhs. and these are our future jobs, members of youth parliament, to encourage studying a-level universities, your future jobs arrested but also the jobs of people who currently work in the nhs. it is our future. it is a critical part of british infrastructure and i have to say that the nhs benefits all of us , no matter who you are. that's why rich or poor, we all have free access to healthcare. so for all of our teachers have access , all of our religious leaders have access , all your bus and transport drivers have access to all of our politicians have access. each of the debates are coming are just in september

of those groups. the nhs provides for all in our great system that we are supposed to issue today. ladies and gentlemen, we have been given a round of applause . i represent my constituents, if you want to give anyone applause, give your doctors, give your junior doctors applause . [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much indeed for that. i'm so glad that we had an additional speaker, a backbench eater from england as opposed to the speaker from the front bench. now to conclude the debate i call and ask you to welcome from the east midlands, florence orchard.

>> thank you mister speaker. nyt is, i don't know about you but when i first heard about the cuts i wasn't really sure about the issue. i didn't know how was impacting people, after all it is an efficiency cuts, what is the cpd and 22 billion? yet over 100,000 young people are posh enough to put across in the box and make our national campaign , we simply cannot ignore it.the nhs is one of the greatest achievements in these amazing healthcare professionals in your world. from hearing the debates, it's clear we care about that and make it the best service it can possibly be. however, many believe it's already underfunded and these savings are both wrong and

will likely distract the nhs. if this happens, it would directly impact you all. the longer waiting times , the likelihood of maintaining quality services while making savings needed is very low. this is a brand-new and exciting campaign that would we at the youth parliament could come together and work on to fight any changes to our nhs and to guarantee a positive environment for all but this campaign is the opportunity to have our previous campaign of help on a new issue. however, no one can dispute that the nhs is an extremely complicated structure and it's too much to try and combat within your one year but local authorities have more independence and in manchester's case it would be from the nhs entirely, they cause the case of whether this should be a local campaign instead of a national one but suffice the nhs uniform is already in place to be working with these organizations or

leaving them to it. the huge complexities of the house service perhaps it would be wiser to focus on a different issue. furthermore, we believe that this campaign is unnecessary because the government has already committed to 20 percent of its budget on the nhs and yes, this 22 percent will maintain the current state of the nhs for the moment. when taking increasing population cycles into account, it's only a short cancellation . if we work together to lobby our mps and local health services and show our passion on the issue of social media, we have the potential to create a stable nhs but just for the short-term, but for the long term. nyt's, today it falls to you. this is a campaign with two complex of a number and it works to create an amazing change . [applause] >> this uk youth parliament

debate continues with members discussing lowering the voting age from 18 to 16. many argue that the current voting age leaves a critical voting block out of key elections like brexit. this is 40 minutes. >> we will now proceed to the second motion, members of the youth parliament of the day , namely votes for 16 and 17-year-olds in all public elections, all motions printed on the order paper so to move the motion i call and ask you warmly to welcome from scotland, jeff norquist. [applause] >> thank you mister speaker. hello, my name is jack and i'm 17 and i voted in scotland and i did vote and i cannot begin to emphasize the

honor it was to cast my ballot and here's why i believe that every single 16 and 17-year-old in this country should also be able to vote. lowering the voting age comes down to two things: maturity and marginalization. we know what 16 million can contribute but smoking is voting. voting is a civil rights issue. however, we can offer much more to our society . most are making major decisions about our future and many of us already do offer much more. my solemn responsibility like being a young terror. today we are grounded in the interest of current affairs and granted a vote , we at the youth parliament can help transform this interest into direct political engagement.

our strength in politics will help to create a lasting improvement in turnout and help create the more representative democracy we so desperately need. every set in the heart of this this democracy, we are also standing together as the voices that should be represented in this democracy. the 2014 scottish referendum proved that you give us responsibility, we will pass it on indeed. that day, so choose us teenagers outside polling stations where free and for teenagers are voting and it was that day that lay to the scottish parliament unanimously lowering the voting age. we find ourselves in the upstart situation whereas you are a 16-year-old lad who doesn't read, you can vote for a counselor but if you learn live just 30 miles down the road in carlisle, you

can't. former in june, the referendum reduces these difficulties to end and further marginalization but a great opportunity is also here. extending the franchise is no longer just about voting. but it's about abolishing the training of young people's marginalization and making sure that government benefits from the legitimacy and oversight of all its citizens. and with these, we are here to debate and decide between five great topics, but bear this in mind. gaining the right to vote at 16 will give us all the power to seek change toward education service , the power to seek change to our transport system, the power to seek change to our health service and the power to tackle the system and electric discrimination.

voting should not be determined by what accent you have. now is the time youth parliament, it is time for this united kingdom to be united in the right to vote at 16, thank you. >> . [applause] >> jared, thank you for that very powerful speech, thank you members of the youth parliament for your warm , welcome and especially thank you to the scottish delegation fan club for their explicit and demonstrative show of support which is

entirely important. just before i ask you to welcome our next speaker, it is my practice to try to identify members of the house of commons so we are here to support you but i'd like to mention a very senior member of our staff who is taking an interest in here as well this support to you and that is the top assistant in the house, the second most senior procedural official in the house of commons, doctor john benjamin, put your hand up so everyone can see you. you. members of the youth parliament, i worked with john every day of the working week to try to make this place function better and i can tell you that john is a terrific ally to me in trying to promote diversity and inclusion within the house service, that is to say the staff makeup of this place and it's absolutely typical of him that he should be here to support you so john, thank you to all of our class who can be counted on to provide

a terrific service. i would ask you enthusiastically to welcome our next speaker who opposed the motion from wales , matthew van rooyen. [applause] >> thank you very much mister speaker, it's always a pleasure to serve and i'm delighted to be here for another year. thank you to all must and all that you've been doing to ensure the youth parliament is here every year year after year, thank you mister speaker. [applause] if i may , i'll just indulge a moment and i wanted to pay tribute to the scenery, a member of parliament, it's someone who champions are young people and we worked on several debate. and affecting young people's mental health , all that we are doing here as opposed to what we are doing and thank

you for your services. [applause] at house of commons, the heart of our democracy , for many centuries this is the heart of where democracy is. and that's why you're today, do view democracy. we do however have a government that has a majority in the state but is not in favor of but actually opposes reducing the voting age. the movement of a second scott's independence referendum and the recent result of the referendum for a majority of its people must leave the european union, as recently in the united states of america, governments are far too busy working on policies other than what is actually necessary, to not give its support over the next year. but we are seeing from this government yet again is the

government putting young people to the back of the queue. the government excluding young people from the democratic process, young people being excluded from taking part in democracy and what we're seeing is the government stifling democracy. it's a fact that will bring about any change over the next year or for the next several years so i ask you this, is it really right to divest all our energy on a campaign that is destined to fail? >>

and does consider bringing in people into our democracy? however the plans to nothing to change the government policy. it calls for the submission of a local transfer motion. a local transfer motion. it calls for political press the local press freely. and it calls for mp responsible debate. not on four of this house, but in westminster hall. what these campaigns may be effective for local campaigns, these are going to be nothing i suggest to change government policy on voting age. i suggest today our votes be used on a topic that has a

realistic prospect of success to achieve what our constituents truly want, they do not vote for those acts 16. without government support and substantial change to education policy, curriculum for life, reducing the voting age would be deeply unwise and almost impossible. france, we have been left here today by our constituents to do democracy. the campaign for curriculum for life into attacking racial and religious discrimination should be the top of the priority ballot that it will receive the most amount of votes. today we are here to do democracy and if we truly are going to do democracy and make the most of this opportunity we will vote in the way our constituents have told us to vote and that is to vote for curriculum for life and for tackling racial discrimination. thank you very much. [applause]

>> thank you. thank you very much indeed. we've got a great start to debate. who do we have from yorkshire wishing to contribute to this debate? what about the young woman, the second a long holding an exercise book? still standing. yes, it is indeed you. thank you. >> i'm 13 estimate seems quite a long time to be voting. i know you represent everyone 18 to 11. now, if people are not affected by his campaign do they feel excluded and maybe not as attracted in our community? i think it's really important. i don't have enjoyed this campaign really yet, but but i think it's quite important for the views of younger people as well as the swells because i know you are older.

thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much indeed and congratulations on your first speech in the house of commons. do we have a a would-be contributor from northern ireland? yes. what about the young gentleman here with the red hair, yes. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i represent east london. in northern ireland where in a unique position. we actually have a land border with the eu. in light of eu referendum it is quite clear there's a clear democratic deficit in regards to actions in general in the uk. the vast majority of northern ireland voted to stay in the eu and none of scotland voted out. it becomes quite clear to me and my constituents that we clearly are not being listened to in the

uk in general. we really, i believe fundamentally that this -- we are being dragged against our will. what we have an land border, the republic of ireland and a lot of our economy sort of relies on cross-border trade. it land border was to go off, our economy will be damaged beyond repair. and i believe this election could have been changed if we would've had a boat. at the start of the debate, it became quite -- why can't the rest of us? thank you. [applause] >> now, the east of england. who do we have wanting to contribute from east of england?

what about the young woman here with the white top? thank you. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i'm fighting for the rights for 16 and 17-year-olds to vote because you are allowed to leave home, get a job, as gets at 16 but not vote. how can you live in a world if you can't vote and you don't have a say in how it's run? that's what we fought for. cutting the voting age would be a vital step in the renewal of britain's democracy. i understand some people think this is a hard campaign to achieve. however, don't uk why people love a good challenge? [applause] >> what about london? who have from london? the young man here with the a red tie. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i'm sure -- the issue for voting at 16 has affected you for a very long time. that you should repeatedly

popped up on the bow and it's time to take the issue on a can. the main argument against voting exit can simply outdated, saying we're not old enough or mature to vote is simply stereotype. for example, tried to look around at all the beautiful people we simply defy vestibular at 60 were practically allowed to grow up but restrain from our voices being heard. in addition considering the controversial current affairs this topic is more important than ever and the way for the youth i concluded in our society. moreovermoreover, to those in feasibly that it isn't realistic to tackle a topic such as these your mindset needs to be changed but let me tell you something. change cannot happen without idealism. we need to have faith in ourselves before we put faith in the campaign. therefore choose this topic and together let's finally put this

issue at rest. [applause] >> thank you very much indeed. who wants to introduce from the west midlands? the west midlands? this chap is waving at me. [laughter] a marvelous demonstration of enthusiasm. please let's hear from you. >> thank you very much mr. speaker. most of if you are between the ages of 11-18. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 year olds. can't 15, 16-year-olds. can't we stand together to help you by the time you -- we should be able to have this, vote right now. we should stand peer-to-peer as students of united kingdom stand together and say yes, we can vote for our democracy but our future depends on -- where the future. we are fantastic, powerful

amazing. we are the best because we are the use of united kingdom. and we are the best. where are the best. and simple, every vote together come if we stand together today we can vote at the age of 16, 17. we will set an example. thank you, scotland. thank you so much for saying now that you voted for your referendum. because at the moment -- but as we're helping them -- [inaudible] it's showing where mature, responsible, that we can vote so let's stand and sit down and say yes. we can vote at 816 because remember 11-15, you can say yes. you can vote for my democracy any political prospect you want

because you say i had a voice. let's stand together and vote. [applause] >> thank you for addressing as with great dynamism and eloquence. i'm quite sure what you say about young people and the people in his chamber is true. can't i just very gently remind people in their enthusiasm not to forget to say their names? [laughter] >> i love acting. vote for 16-17-year-olds. we need it. [applause] >> our friend here in addition to his failure -- in at a great attribute clone has a very long name. [laughter] spirit we are extremely obliged to him. thank you for the contribution and for the fashion you have

shown. who do we have wanting to contribute from the south east of england? yes, the southeast of england. i think i will choose the young woman with what i think i can call the flowery dress. yes, thank you. >> a 16 -year-old elite school and get an apprenticeship at a 16 -- >> just hold on one moment. just hold one moment. one moment. if every speaker can remember to say before anything else -- [laughter] i know it's difficult because you want to get on with your speechspeech, your name. it will be helpful. please come start again spirit i'm elizabeth thorton southeast. a 16-year-old can leave school and get an apprenticeship. a 16 year old can start a family. a 16 -year-old can be liable to pay taxes, can fight for the country and a 16 -year-old can get married. why then are they not given the responsibility of voting?

how can we be told that yes, we can contribute money to our country, but no, we do not have a say in how it's spent? how can we be told that yes, we risk our lives for our country but do not have a say in what we risk our lives for? it's such an important issue that together we can combat this. together we can change and give 16 and 17-year-olds a right to vote. martin luther king jr. said our lives begin to end the day that we become silent about the things that matter. well, ladies and gentlemen, we cannot be silenced. we need to stand up and fight for our rights for our voices to be heard. [applause] >> thank you. just before i try to secure a speaker from the southwest, so think about that if you're from the southwest, i would like to take this opportunity to welcome

sitting in the under gallery less what i said is failing me and i and i trust that it isn't stephen ben. [applause] wave. thank you. i mention stephen for two reasons. first, because he does fantastic work to bring together the science community and parliament. parliament. he and i been working together on that cause over many, many years. secondly, stephen is brother to hendry then who is extremely respected member of this house and a former cabinet member currently chair of the brexit select committee. and stephen is of course "the sun" of the late and whatever your politics, the great parliamentarian tony benn who spent a half a century of his life. [applause]

i have a center of his life in politics and being passionate in and on behalf of parliament. it's great to welcome you. thank you for joining us today. [applause] >> so the southwest. we got from the southwest? what about the woman in the mustard coat? i hope that isn't an inaccurate description of the color. thank you spirit jessica hill from south somerset. as you thought we should be fighting for voice on these issues. yes prep is an young people in our constituencies is totally important but we should hold them up to tells what they want at the knee. i am 16 and the next two years i highly doubt i will suddenly happened upon an epiphany that will allow me to vote appropriately as going to the people against the issue i will. it might be difficult, difficult, it might be hard way to go about this issue but what ever stopped us? i refuse to stiffer young people

not having a voice as an east part of them i say let us speak for ourselves. [applause] >> thank you. now, what about the northwest northwest of england? who have we got from the northwest? that gentlemen here with the blue time. please, let's hear from you, sir. [cheers and applause] >> mr. speaker, my name is chengkai xie representing northwest are coming from china to uk three years ago my life has been changed greatly. living in liberal democracy fund over and appreciate the positive of voting rights however i personally do not agree with the motion of lowering the voting age to the age of 16. my honorable friend argument that young people need to vote to make impact. here are a variety ways for us to participate in politics. the brilliant work done by us for your parliament --

[inaudible] although many of us -- we can nevertheless to make our mark in british politics. we have a real impact on government and the most important thing, we can campaign to make positive changes for every young people in the country. on the other hand, i'm embarrassed to say people aged between 18-24 have consistently been the group with the lowest turnout at elections and even the eu referendum which would have massive impact on young peoples lives. it would be irrational to lowering the voting age while -- clearly there is a democratic deficit here. more should be done to engage young people into politics. for example, voting for the campaign critical to prepare us

with appropriate -- to reach our political points would be great. after all, a line has to be drawn somewhere and age of 18 is important. and all the evidence is telling us the time for lowering the voting age has yet to come. thank you. [applause] >> just before i call on the speaker from the east midlands there'sor something about if you're interested i should just mention vis-à-vis the been family, that as some people i was always hugely fond of and had a terrific relationship with tony and i was given to impersonating him. now, tony towards the end of his life said this, most magnificently, he was always a blue and young people but he said most magnificently the purpose of the old is to encourage the young. and i thought that was a

wonderful statement of his approach to life. now, who do we have from the east midlands? yes. there is a chap who is literally leaping off the ground. he is going to be airborne. yes, a chap with a blonde curly hair who was leaping off the ground. please. >> i would like to point out i am -- [inaudible] i'm thomas morrell. on the 21st of june it was a shocking day at home, i settled and drank a lot a cup of tea. i didn't have much of a choice. i couldn't vote and i can't watch my parents walk out the door and go to work. and then i went to work. they are over 18, i am under 18. they get to vote. i don't. how how is that compare? how can you compare to be both a two year age gap go off? and say they get to vote but i

don't. there's one one point 5 million, a lot more than one point 5,000,017 euros and uk and that could change the face of an election. i just want to know, maybe a lot about one point five and so, your vote is worth a lot and needs to be heard now. [applause] >> now, what about the north east of england? the north east of england. i get from the northeast? no. will take the jump in here. thank you. >> timothy wold, northeast. and for anyone who thinks this motion cap work, it can't be acted on in a year, can i just say that if my mother can work day and night to jobs every bit of the week and the weekend, i'm pretty sure we can do a lot good in one year to try to get vote for 16. thank you. [applause]

>> is there a would-be female contributor from wales? yes, there is. with huge enthusiasm and gusto. thank you, you are and let us hear from you. >> sian bolton. thank you, mr. speaker. when i first saw the was on about -- [inaudible] my initial reaction. however, i had mixed feelings about it being ukyp this year for 2016. is this the right time? the last government blocked the intimate on the eu referendum to 16 and 17-year-olds are being allowed to vote would we struggle to achieve any real change? ii would better up liking this issue on the agenda before an election year when they can make an impact local parties manifestoes? when i spoke to my forum about

this, they lost it with me. they said why should we let the fact within stop before stop us from try? we have to keep pushing here and as always they were right. we can't give up on this issue. we can't let the issue slip into the back of the agenda. we have to keep pushing so that eventually everyone who is 16 what get the right to vote. we had to keep pushing for an answer. we are to keep pushing for a voice equipped to keep pushing until we finally get the piece of legislation that is in front of us. [applause] >> thank you. what about london? who do we have from london? woman here, yes. say your name. >> my name is esther joy boadu. recently in the past year that people have taken a new interest to politics. this is due to the fact the changes that are being discussed now will affect us as young people.

so why do we not have the choice to vote, to voice our opinion? why is it that -- sorry. what is it that the older generation gets to vote on matters that will not affect them for much longer tracks. [laughter] i strongly believe that this motion is very important, and we are meant to have the right for free speech, what do we? thank you. [applause] >> thank you. well, i'm sorry but all good things come to an end. we are slightly behind time. we can't afford to get for the behind time so we must now conclude the debate. scotland speak we haven't heard from scotland in this debate. we will have a speaker from scotland. the young woman. yes, indeed,. >> i'm elinor pearce. last year -- [inaudible] this is an organization that

stands for a call to pick this is something we should be fighting for a cause the uk. the second what i would like to make is politicians need to look around. today's jim is the width 280 young people who are enthusiastic, knowledgeable about politics. so often so tighter disengaged. due to our age. if you support this campaign we can stand together. i urge you to take a look at the next topic of debate. it's an older contradiction we should be mature enough to pay full price for public transport and other responsibilities yet this doesn't transfer to benefit such as voting. today i'm not going to lie. a word has been used a lot can't. that we can't make a difference. what kind of message is this? i can assure you every speech, every vote, every letter does make a difference. we were elected because we can

make change. please support vote for 16 and 17-year-olds. please make a difference. [applause] >> thank you. i will emphasize that in each of the two debates, every part of the country has been heard. a very slight slight difference between us has been that colleagues are not regarded a front bench speech as county pick the one to be sure of having a backbench contributor from east of england and from scotland, and in very happy to respect about principal at you try to ensure that in each case that happens but we now know for certain that every area of the country has been represented. not that i'm able to let everybody but we are doing our to ensure this is a completely fair and equal process. to conclude the debate debate, please give a very enthusiastic welcome to our concluding speaker from northern ireland, darragh o'reilly. [cheers and applause]

>> the age we live in is a time of turmoil, a time of turmoil on tuesday night and of turmoil on a night in june. what i must say to you is that in this time of turmoil in politics and our government and in our society, does the government have the time to deal with this issue? it's not a question of should they, but will they. secondly i must ask you as well, can we even be successful in one short year? is it enough time? and is 16 the right age? we are all aware of the total and utter -- in which politics is taught in schools. in a way it's not. it has come up again and again

and this year is a tough issue -- [laughter] i ask you this before the class goes, i would to campaign for the education we need before the voting which we so want? not very true. i have seen campaigns, and i've seen them go, but one trick pony campaigns, one shot once. but i tell you this. vote at 16 is no one trick pony. it's something short of painting and people the freedom to achieve freedom. the freedom to actually find nhs. the freedom to actually have a decent transport system. the freedom. it is the power to do so. i say we don't want that power, power can we can't get that power. what are we but a talking chop?

[applause] >> sixteen and 17-year-olds would have kept us in the eu. i live five and a half miles from the irish republic. do you think my constituents would be too happy when they were denied a vote, when the vote went a certain way -- i love them and all, but the thing is, it's my community. government has no accountability to me or my constituents. and if we don't stand up for themthem, i ask you this mr. speaker. if that is united kingdom come i will eat my hat. you just imagine, you just imagine if they abolish the transport pass. and charge skyhigh transport prices and you did for us.

or abolish -- the government would be out in a day. we all know. and i'll tell you why. you know why. because old people vote and the vote and drills. if we had to vote in droves, we would no longer be a small part of the big society. in the end, is vote for 16 they key to the door of democracy? or are we opening it to a brick wall? thank you. . [cheers and applause]

>> thank you so much for winding up that debate with fluency, with the sincerity, and with a quality for which i think we're looking more than any other, and that is passion. that speech had passion in abundance, and that's a wonderful thing for the rest of us to observe. thank you, collects spirit we now return to london for the uk parliament debate with students discussing the need to create affordable and accessible public transportation for young people. it's 30 minutes. >> we now move to the third motion of the day, consideration by the youth parliament and, of course, members of the parliament, the last of the morning session. make public transport cheaper better and accessible for all.

the full motion is printed on the order paper. to move the motion, please warmly welcomed from from the northeast of england, liam cartwright. [cheers and applause] >> thank you, mr. speaker. i'm not sure how desperate i would give it a go. so across the uk where the luxury of a diverse network of public transport systems from wales on ferries, on the surface this is superb. we can all -- it is only that we would look at the issues raised by constituents that they can inform to start open. first came to the agenda of uk parliament and we can see no change. still no change. the issues are so exactly the same. people are calling for cheaper better transport. where calling for this now.

the first change we would like to intimate is standardized for system for rail across the uk. what would this look like? we would see the age at which we are obliged to purchase an adult ticket raised to 18. after all, and eyes of the law we turn adult at the age of 18. i asked the question, why at the tender ages of 14, 15 and 16 are we paying adult fares? this is an injustice we believe most behind after it is not right transport companies capitalize for us to use their services to attend education. in my constituency, a young person over the age of 18, 16, sorry, -- some across the whole country. while those -- are completely free. why is this? there is no reason why fares differ for different locations and it must be changed to assist

them in a standardized fares for everyone. and finally, we wish to see clean, frequent unreliable bus and rail systems. in rural areas waiting for abbas commit excess of an hour. an hour to make the difference to being late to school or on time. companies pay to produce a more frequent bus service in light of our needs. this issue returns time and time again. it is debated in the salsa chambers over and over again. the time is come to listen to her constituents and if there ever was an issue transfer to rectify. we do this? we will lobby local government. we will make local services listen to her concerns until they understand that the issue can no longer be swept under the carpet. we will shape a transport system for young people. we will provide fares that reflect our age. as you will have a bus services, not only -- let us be the

generation of ny peas to make real change within transport. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much indeed. for keeping it off with this bird and file debate of the morning. now to oppose the motion, please welcome enthusiastically from the northwest of england caitlin cavanagh. [cheers and applause] >> thank you, mr. speaker. there are massive levels of inequality between those 15 -year-old adults and 18 -year-old children. between those who catch a a bus and still be on time and those who have to wait so long that they miss after day. so how can anyone stand up here and say no, we should not wait for better transport? the young people in my city

liverpool, work for better test by campaigning for our youth ticket, for my ticket for my ticket enables me to travel across six local authorities for two pounds a day. now, better transport is achievable. we did it. but it took us over five years. we are in times of austerity where fortunes are being -- like to pay pass in order to save money. so how will the government find cheaper transport and concessions? some people argue it should be one point 1 billion spent on bus passes for the elderly. if we had over a year, perhaps we could -- so that they can

find the money to support this but 12 months just won't cut it. i know that i am so lucky to have affordable transport, but you can work within your local authority and focus on transport issues if you need to. some people may argue against this because they believe that young people can't achieve it, and that's not the case. however, this success cannot be rushed. problems the campaign within itself must also be considered because what is better transport nationally next in london a problem may be too many of us on the wrong side of the tube escalators. and ask yourselves, what better transport in some places be better for our planet? in many urban areas, why work for better transport if it's already good?

why work for better transport when we can campaign for 16 and 17-year-olds to vote on it in general elections instead? for us to be truly united as an organization, i believe we must tackle issues that affect all local authorities. not an issue that is a postcode lottery. so i will stand up and say no. waiting for better transport is not something we as a uk youth parliament should achieve. i think this is a topic you must tackle in your local areas instead. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much indeed. now, and we we have as a would-be contributor from the southwest of england? the woman waving at me. indeed, your good self. no, no, no, no. the woman who just sat down. you indeed. >> i'm chelsea white.

in order to go college everyday i have to pay 650 pounds bus pass every year. this is the most expensive bus pass in the country. the most deprived were in somerset. this financial pressure on families to simply send the kids to an educational institution that is compulsory is obsolete disgusting. and even so low-income families like myself, that's 300 pounds a year. in regards to cost, how is it we are catalyzed as adults on transport and make you pay these ridiculous fares when every aspect of our lives we are treated as children? we need a national student base introduced in order to provide equality within public transport. thank you. [applause] >> thank you been much indeed. it's now time for me to welcome

sir peter bottomley was just entered the chamber a conservative member of parliament, and often on, mainly on, has been in this place since the mid-19 \70{l1}s{l0}\'70{l1}s{l0} so he's got a very long track record of service to the house of commons and he's a long time believer and the right and opportunity of young people. peter, thank you very much for joining us. [applause] >> do we had a would-be contributor from wales? we do. please, let's hear from you. thank you, you are. >> thank you, mr. speaker. samantha locke. i really don't think that a need to tell you people, but transport needs to be cheaper, more accessible for us. in wales most of our buses don't have ramps. therefore disabled people can't even use the buses. to me that's ridiculous. most -- meaning we don't know if they are safe. do you really want a young person getting an a taxi at someone i met him when i i don't

think is safe? personally i don't think i want my son or daughter getting in a taxi with someone who isn't safe. finally, as 16 16-year-olds are forced to pay adult tickets on the bus to work, yet we work for children's wage. it is our job to attend education, and, therefore, because we're forced to go to good education, isn't that wrong? it is our job to distinguish between what young people want and what young people need. cheaper, better transport i feel is something that young people need. thank you, mr. speaker. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much indeed. does anybody from scotland want to make part of this debate? the young gentleman here please. >> taylor mair. a lot of you will note the stagecoach. their headquarters in my

hometown in the heart of scotland. about six months ago the introduced a system which gave -- to travel around the city. that lasted for as much as three weeks. the company -- but doesn't want to subsidize. also -- [inaudible] i feel if they were trained fares and all young people have the opportunity to take colleagues from the northwest would not have to pay 650 pounds a year because the government will not fund for young people to travel around. that stopped young people to have the opportunity to expand their viewpoints and get involved in politics. so please support this motion. support vote for 16. people can't use transport. they can't transport the polling stations to vote. [applause] >> who from london wants to take

part? yes, the young woman. thank you. >> i'm joneele awomoyi and represent the london borough of croydon. today's ago -- seven innocent people. the first victim to be identified was a young teenager just one year older than me. hearing about this instantly struck a chord. it's a a method of transfer a readily take and lots of my friends and family regularly use. tramps should be paid with safety protection simple to apply brakes automatically if they are going to fast. lives are too precious to be lost in such a way. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much indeed. what about yorkshire? yes. somebody right at the back. second from the end holding some sort of yes and now looking -- stand up again. stand up, second from the end.

yes, with the red tide. thank you. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i would like to respond to my friend from southwest point. i would like to congratulate my friend from live report and her campaign and the people from liverpool. that is totally -- [applause] thank you. i completely different from our friend from southwest. 650 pounds to pay to go to college which is essential for your future, is an absent disgrace. i can we really do anything nationally? personally my bust of college is 190 pounds per year. that's a significant difference, but that is a bald issue. like we talked about the nhs earlier, every local area is different. with transport it naturally not viable for these people and achievable. instead you be having youth debate about politics, photo six

think of anything else? i plead to you to pass this motion. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. what about a contributor from northern ireland? is there a a would-be contributor from northern ireland? thank you. >> thank you, mr. speaker. ben sharkey. i 100% support this motion. past even the financial aspect helping young people and students, i believe it helps us all and that it has great environmental benefits as well. more people using a better infrastructure of public transport will lead -- private vehicles which benefits the entire world. which that is why but everyone should support this. for the more we can't just say for every issue, can we do this in a year? we have to go into this optimistic. we owe that to her constituents. [applause] >> thank you very much indeed.

what about the east of england? who do we have from east of england? plays. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i am megan day. today i i talked not just the behalf of young people. i talk a behalf of our home, our planet and our environment. i don't need to stand here and lecture you all on the dangers of air pollution and global warming. i think you all know that already. but what i do want to bring to all of your attention is that britain's carbon emissions 25% of that is taken by transport. did you know that one full bus can take up to 50 cars off of the road? and did you know that up to one full drink and take up to 600? the area i'm representing is very rural and very isolated. the public transport there is irregular and expensive. how can we expect to reduce our carbon footprint if there are no alternatives? something needs to be done.

something can be done and that something can be us. [applause] >> thank you. what about the southeast of england? who do we have from southeast? you have been trying for a while. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i am alaa fawaz. it is all good and well to get young people off the street and to provide positive activities, but it is no use if young people cannot afford to get there. although transport for london has concessions, the young people, this is not the case nationwide. if we had a national concession for young people, it would make transport, it would allow transport to be cheaper and accessible for all. and more young people would use it. it would reduce the numbers of cars off the roads and contribute to a greener society. and, of course, cut the taxi service of mom and dad. recent legislators expect young

people in education until they are 18. 18. why are we charging them adult fares went there only 16? and making it unaffordable to attend colleges, apprenticeships, and other volunteering opportunities? i urge you all to vote for this motion, because i get taxied nearly everyday after school and i do not feel safe. i do not feel safe getting it just comes go back to home which only takes five minutes. this should not be the way school is. thank you all. [applause] >> thank you. what about the east midlands? who do we have from the east midlands? >> thank you, mr. speaker. my name is nishat tamanna and i am the east midlands. what is it and went to become 18 you can drink, you can smoke you can take mortgage, you can do whatever you want to do, what is that? because you are classed as an adult.

when you're 16 get so much responsibility. i go to work. i go to college. identity speaking as a representative. i can say i do all that but yet i'm still treated like a child. i find it very discriminatory and unfair. how can you treat someone like this? you can't. i have two get not one but two to get to college that i chose to go to. education has to be there up until the age of 18. you should have a choice as to where you would like to go in your constituency, or even outside of your constituency. you should be able to go there and know that it is at a lower fare is that you can afford and your family can afford. so what is it that it is unfair and you are paying certain expense that actually you may choose not to go into education because you're not just providing for yourself, but for

your family. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much indeed. what about the northeast of ink and? who do we have from the northeast of england? it's a tossup. we take you. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i'm thomas crawford and i the pleasure of representing the northeast of england. i've heard brilliant expeditions of why we should complete back the motion i would like to make a few comments on the practicalities of emotion. people say this is ambitious if not ambitious to do think we do. [inaudible] at local campaigns went out from the pay off. the figure that out the bigger the pale. i would ever want to back this campaign and not let ambition to put us off and encourages even further. thank you. [applause]

>> now members of youth parliament we actually have two front contributors in this debate from the northwest. but if there is a venture who is thirsting to contribute? yes, the woman who was waving at me. she has sort of a purple or burgundy color topic yes. >> thank you, mr. speaker. my name is lucia harrington and i represent the south. making transport accessible for all people is an important issue especially in regards to transport for post-1600. as there is no such -- for stints in full-time education many students had to be a vast amount of money to couple to attend the college. traders are practically expensive and there is very little support put in place for people who cannot afford the services. this particular affection people in rural areas because it usually has trouble for the to get to school or college.

for example, it will cost around 1000 pounds free to attend schools with you. likely at the family who can pay for my travel costs but there some students who can't. for example, a friend of mine is to work long hours after school just wish he could afford to get to school. this is wrong. if the government wants us to say and education into 18 then they should provide the means for us to get to schools would want and have worked very hard to get into. [applause] >> anybody else from london wishing to contribute? what about the gentleman in the back row? thank you. >> my name is hamza taouzzale and i'm a member of the east part of it for welcome everybody. [laughter] i'm really sorry for my counterparts in the chamber had to play such a prodigious amount of money to get education to go to college. a few things which it

essentially be free. from london, i live in probably the most, the best zone, zone one. i. i only pay about one pound 30 to get anywhere in london. it's a privilege in that sense. i'm going to school and a privilege to walking to school because it only got five minutes from my school. i think it's ridiculous to say that we should not campaign for lowering transport cost. essentially things that my friend over there said doubt creeps into our might come everything feels. doubt is a hell we go through every day. people doubt we will able to make it to. people doubt we will be successful in allies but here we are. i want to urge people, people, don't let doubt overtake you. we are stronger than that and we're better than that. we are the young people who in the future will be successful. we all make our country great as that is ever been. we are the future and went out

hits you, tell it to go away. tell it to leave another day just get rid of it. by the end of the day we are the best people can possibly be and we want to better our country. [applause] >> thank you. now, to conclude the final debate of the morning i ask you warmly to welcome from the northwest of england lucy boardman. [cheers and applause] >> thank you, mr. speaker. every single day hundreds of thousands of young people up and down the country start the morning with public transport. from north to the south and everywhere in between. the lights flashed on the engine revs and we begin our journey to school, college and work. but are these young people dating services of a high standard at an affordable price? if not, what can we as a a youth

parliament do about it? we could make a real impact at the local. we can put pressure on transport companies to run more often, low prices and engage with young people to help shape the services however nationally, are the government really going to commit to greater public transport concessions? potentially in the current economic climate? could we really make a difference in the 12 months that we have? sensing people remain in some form of full-time education to their 18, it seems logical that youngyoung peoples transport concessions are extended accordingly. but money doesn't grow on trees so which of the services would need to be cut in order to fund this? yes, we campaign on this issue before but it is still so much be done. in 2012, the user select committee found that the costs

of public transport fares why is a key issue for young people. and clearly it remains so. when we asked almost 1,000,000 young people which topic was the most important to them over 120,000 of them voted for transport. however, there were already pressure groups working solely on this issue. that campaign for better transport is already well established and making progress. so perhaps we should invest both our time and our resources into an alternative topic, one more achievable and it would produce better results. for those with a disability, public transport is often a difficult and an accessible mode of travel. for those in rural areas or don't write at all it's clear something needs to change. but isn't is the same change needed every area?

can we tackled this issue on a national scale, or should we be making it a local priority instead? in the end it's up to you here we can turn our attention elsewhere, ready to accept a new challenge and tackle any issue or we could spend another year campaigning for better better, more thoughtful and more accessible transport. building on the progress we've already made to help bring about positive change in the lives of every young person we represent. so, do you want to get off the train and change, keep the engine running and finished the journey? [applause] >> thank you very much indeed for that excellent wind of speech in the debate. just before i tell you that we're concluding these proceedings i would like to acknowledge that very welcome

presence of the cloak of the house, the most senior officer of the house david. david is our clerk becky's been in the service of the house or overcome a separate folder but he's been in the service of the house for over 40 40 years and he sits at the table in front of me every sitting day when i am in this chair. so our cooperation is of a heist imports. david, thank you for your interest and support. [applause] >> members of the youth parliament, that concludes the morning session of our city. the youth parliament will not let you until 1:30 p.m. and i invite you all please return to westminster hall for lunch. order, order. [applause] [inaudible conversations]

>> this uk youth parliament debate continues with the members discussing the need to create a so-called curriculum for life. classes that would better teach students real-life skills such as paying taxes. this is 35 minutes. >> colleagues, we come now to the consideration of our fifth and final motion of the day mainly -- namely a curriculum to prepare us for life. the full motion is printed on the order paper. to move the motion from the southwest of england please welcome lili donlon-mansbridge. [cheers and applause] >> thank you, mr. speaker.

when we discovered the marvelous ability of the seatbelt, we made law that they be in all cars. when we say that wanted to smokers die from related disease, we banned smoking in public places. increasingly important, taught from age five, but for some odd reason, teaching students about how to vote or how to open a bank account, teaching students about basic life skills is still not long. how can this be when 40% of teaching isn't good enough? we nearly 500 times the amount young people in this chamber tell us they want and need to learn life skills. we have a captive audience. in january a private member still we read in comments about making it compulsory.

let's lobby to support. let's not waste this opportunity. with this campaign we could achieve more than any other. education make our case to vote at 16 learning about different countries tackles in itself racism and religious prejudice to any world where pornography is just a click away, every young person deserves to have their right to the educator about sex and relationships protected in law. how can we demand that our local schools include a curriculum for life when the subject is not recognized by the government? how can we expect our teachers to be well trained when the curriculum for life is an optional extra and system increasing focus and academics? how can we argue that young people don't value this and too often our life lessons are an irrelevant topic or simply nonexistent?

yes, working on local campaigns and a local areas areas can be invaluable but there is no guarantee. we work with other people, your suggestions and ideas and then we watch. and for all their creativity our solutions are not listen to. our voices must be heard. the stakes are high. compulsory life education is an outreach. that is but let's not fall at the final hurdle and not lose sight of what young people have repeatedly asked for and fight for what we all know is deserved, necessary and fair. ..