"The future of our politics and our institutions will depend on the young people of today as the citizens of tomorrow."
This is how education minister Charles Clarke introduced the Government's response to the second manifesto from the UK Youth Parliament. This document, published on 28 May, seeks to answer the questions and areas of concern made by youth parliament members in their manifesto.
Brought together by the Government's cross-departmental Children and Young People's Unit, the response deals with issues such as health, education and law. It doesn't promise all the answers, but it could advance mutual understanding between the youth parliament and the actual parliamentarians.
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