THREE youngsters from North Yorkshire have chosen to focus on lowering the voting age to 16 and a curriculum for life as part of their role in the UK Youth Parliament.

The decision was made after the Youth Parliament’s ninth House of Commons debate, which was chaired by the Speaker, John Bercow.

The North Yorkshire Members of the Youth Parliament (MYPs) are Kitty Jackson, who lives Scarborough, Eden Shackleton, from Ripon and Evie Stevenson, from Selby.

The issues were two of the five topics chosen for debate by people aged 11 to 18 in the Make Your Mark national ballot.

A vote at 16 continues to be an important issue for young people and has been voted as a campaign priority for the second year in a row. Members of Youth Parliament are set to formally launch the campaigns during their day of action in January.

Kitty said: “It was a great day and I learned a lot about Government and the rules of Parliament.

“I was honoured to be chosen by John Bercow to speak about public transport for children with disabilities and special educational needs.”