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The UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) is a youth organisation in the United Kingdom, consisting of democratically elected members aged between 11 and 18.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=How to become an MYP )〕 Formed in 2000, the parliament has around 600 members, who are elected to represent the views of young people in their area to government and service providers. Over 500,000 young people vote in the elections each year, which are held in at least 90 percent of constituencies. It is managed by the British Youth Council. Members meet regularly to hold debates and plan campaigns, at venues including the British Museum, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. Young people hold important positions throughout the organisation's management, and it has been endorsed by the leaders of all three main political parties. Those elected for UKYP hold the suffix of MYP in their names. == Formation == The concept of a United Kingdom Youth Parliament first arose at an event in Coventry entitled "Heirs To The Millennium".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History )〕 After the event, the MP Andrew Rowe and the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and youth worker Kate Parish began to develop a proposal for the youth advocacy group. In 1998, a steering committee was formed, led by Andrew Rowe and chaired by a young person named James Moody. In 2000, Malcolm Wicks, Department for Education and Employment, agreed to employ a member of staff who would work full-time on developing the UK Youth Parliament alongside Kate Parish. Soon after, the first elections for the UK Youth Parliament were held, with the first Annual Sitting being held in February 2000. There is wide debate over who was key to the formation of the UK Youth Parliament with several people trying ot claim that they were key to its formation 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「UK Youth Parliament」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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