Members of the UK Youth Parliament in Wolverhampton are calling on the city's young people to make their mark.

The annual Make Your Mark ballot gives young people the chance to decide what issues their Youth MPs should campaign on in the year ahead - and also debate in the House of Commons.

Young people can choose 5 subjects from a list of 15, which include topics ranging from bullying to giving people the vote at 16.

The debate, involving Youth MPs from around the country, will take place at the start of Parliament Week, a national initiative that aims to build a greater awareness of Parliament and the work it does, and will also broadcast live on the BBC Parliament channel on Friday 15 November, 2013.

Young people have until Friday 4 October, 2013, to cast their vote either via the website at Type=links;Linkid=2562;Title=Make Your Mark;Target=_blank; or by using a ballot paper available from schools and youth groups across Wolverhampton.

Wolverhampton Youth MP Stacey Atim-Uma said: "The Make Your Mark ballot is a great opportunity for young people to get their voices heard."


Fellow Youth MP Elizabeth Williams added: "We're shaping the future and it's an opportunity for us to show everyone that we have voices and needs - and that these needs are important to us. So we urge young people in the city to make their mark this year."

Councillor Val Gibson, Wolverhampton City Council's Cabinet Member for Children and Families, said: "Our Young MPs work really hard for the young people of Wolverhampton, and this is a great opportunity for those young people to highlight the issues they want debated."

  • released: Thursday 12 September, 2013