Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has plans to continue funding the UK Youth Parliament after March 2026.

This government values the contribution young people have to make on decision making at all levels of government and understand this leads to better, more impactful policy locally, regionally and nationally. We are committed to ensuring young people have a voice on issues that matter to them and affect their lives. Through our new national youth strategy we will lead the way on effective youth participation in decision making at all levels and adopting approaches which can be used across government.

The UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) is one of the existing youth voice programmes. Through this programme, a number of young people can learn about the democratic process, engage with policy, and debate issues that matter to them. Whilst we are currently working towards the next spending review, future spending cannot be confirmed at this stage.