UK Youth Parliament prioritise making public transport cheaper, better and accessible for all

On 4 November 2011, Members of the UK Youth Parliament sat in the House of Commons and voted on which five issues ought to become the priority campaign in the coming year.

The UK Youth Parliament debates focussed on five topics chosen by a record-breaking 65,532 young people from across the country:

Make public transport cheaper, better and accessible for all
No to tuition fees, yes to graduate tax
Zero tolerance towards bullying in schools
End child poverty
A greener future for Britain

Jamie Davies Member of the UK Youth Parliament for East Sussex who led the transport debate said: "Transport has been raised as a concern for young people by the UK Youth Parliament since it was established in 2001, consistently and continually over the last ten years. Yet too often we are happily accepted as adults when it comes to parting with our pounds, but then treated like kids when it comes to having our voices heard".

"Over 65,000 young people already back our cause but they are too young to petition Parliament itself. Therefore we are asking the public to support our campaign with an online petition so that the Government and MPs sit up and take notice. It is all about what we can do now, to help the young people of today and the young people of tomorrow to make a better future for all".

The Speaker, John Bercow, who chaired the debate, promised to write to the Department of Transport asking for a written response to the campaign aims and issues.

You can download the 'Public Transport: Cheaper, better and accessible' campaign pack from the UK Youth Parliament website.

Thu, 10/11/2011 - 14:46