Young People: Government Policy

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay Excerpts

Thursday 31st October 2024 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Twycross (Lab)]

The noble Lord correctly identifies that one of the reasons young people do not engage with traditional politics is that we do not engage with them. I will feed back the points he raises but I assume that, as the national youth strategy is going to be co-produced with young people, how politicians communicate with young people, including what resources we need online, will be part of the development of that strategy.

[Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con)]

My Lords, I am delighted that the noble Baroness and the Government are helping to ensure that people of all ages can play their full part in our democratic processes, but how does she square that with the Government’s proposals to remove people from one of our Houses of Parliament based solely on their age?

[Baroness Twycross (Lab)]

The noble Lord might have to wait until that comes up through the legislative process to have a further debate on that point.