A BALLOT is under way to give young people from Lancashire their say on what issues are discussed at a special session of the UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) to be held in the House of Commons.
The ballot, called Make Your Mark, runs until October 10. It will ask young people what issues matter most to them.
Votes can be cast online and through ballot papers issued in schools and youth centres.
The result will help to determine what is debated by the Youth Parliament at the session in the House of Commons on November 14.
Tutu Mwitumwa Mukelabai, MYP for Hyndburn, said: “As young people, we have the right to have an input on choices that the government makes that affect our lives.
“I feel it is my duty as a member of the UKYP to give all young people in my district the opportunity to vote for what matters to them. That is what Make Your Mark is all about.”
Last year, the Make Your Mark ballot surveyed the opinions of 478,000 youths.
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