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Parliament Week comes to Portsmouth South
Local MP, Mike Hancock is championing democracy throughout Portsmouth and the local area by encouraging local students to take part in the first annual Parliament Week, a new national initiative, taking place between 31 October and 6 November 2011.
Mike is encouraging students to take part by:
- Alerting them to check for events and activities on the official Parliament Week website www.parliamentweek.org
- Submitting their own photos to a new national photography project, Picturing Democracy
- Watching the live screening of the UK Youth Parliament from the House of Commons on Friday 4 November from 11am
Parliament Week is a new annual series of events and activities which aim to raise awareness of Parliament and encourage people to engage with the UK's democratic system and its institutions. This year's theme is Stories of Democracy, which is about finding out the stories of those who have participated in or contributed to democracy in the UK, both past and present.
Mike said "This is a great initiative that I hope will encourage local people, particularly our children, who are after all the next generation of voters, to really engage with politics, and get involved in our democracy. There is a feeling that individuals can't change politics or shape the future, and I hope that by reading and listening to the stories of others who have achieved this, children in the local area will be inspired enough to get involved with politics, both locally and nationally."
As part of Parliament Week, there is a programme of activities across the UK that explore how and why the House of Commons and the House of Lords matter to everyone. A number of external partners are joining with Parliament to host events about democracy and political engagement. The UK Youth Parliament will sit in the House of Commons chamber on Friday 4 November which is being screened live by BBC Parliament.
BBC Question Time is being broadcast from the historic Westminster Hall for the very first time on 3 November. For up to date events please go to www.parliamentweek.org
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