Gerry Sutcliffe, who represents Bradford South, has put forward the motion, which states that the House of Commons believes that all young people should have access to universal youth services.
The Labour Party has pledged to make youth services statutory if it wins next year’s general election, but in his submission Sutcliffe calls for the government to go further.
He wants local authority youth services to be supported by ringfenced funding from the government and for councils to work closely with schools and voluntary organisations to ensure the provision of a wide range of services.
Sutcliffe also wants MPs to back Labour’s plans to return youth policy to the Department for Education.
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