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DCMS Ends Grants to UK Youth Parliament Program

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  • DCMS will not provide further grants to the UK Youth Parliament.
  • Aman Fatima, Essex UK Youth Parliament member, warned the programme should not be scrapped.
  • The government is developing a scheme to boost youth democratic involvement, with announcements this autumn.
  • Founded in 1999, the UK Youth Parliament meets at the Commons and has 300 members aged 11-18.