Parliament Week
UK Parliament Week is an annual series of events in the United Kingdom that aim to inspire interest in parliament, politics and democracy and encourage young people and the public to engage with the UK’s democratic system and institutions. Initiated in 2011, a week-long programme of events and activities is organised each year by the House of Commons and House of Lords of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in collaboration with over 300 organisations including charities, schools, museums and community groups.[1][2]
Events in 2016
Parliament Week will be held on 14–20 November 2016.
History
The inaugural Parliament Week took place in 2011 between 31 October and 6 November with events taking place around the country.[3][4][5][6][7] Running from 19–23 November, the schedule for 2012 included visits to schools and debates with school children.[8][9][10] The third Parliament Week ran from 15–21 November 2013 and included events about women in democracy.[11][12][13][14][15]
Parliament Week 2014 took place from 14–20 November. Discussion topics included digital democracy and a social media campaign called "Do Democracy" which aimed to encourage 16- to 24-year-olds to make their views heard in Parliament and other democratic institutions across the UK.[2][16]
In 2015, Parliament Week was held on 16–22 November and focused on "the future of democracy".[17][18] It was coordinated with a year-long programme of events called "Parliament in the Making" which celebrated the 750th anniversary of the first English Parliament to include representatives of the towns and cities of England on 20 January 1265, and the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta on 15 June 1215.[19][20]
The official name of the event was changed in 2016 to "UK Parliament Week" from "Parliament Week", which had been used since 2011. This change was intended to signify the emphasis on delivering events thoughout the United Kingdom and to help distinguish it from activities relating to other Parliaments and Assemblies in the UK: the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland Assembly.[21] Since 2013, the European Parliament has held an entirely separate event for members of national parliaments under the name "European Parliamentary Week".[22][23][24]
See also
- Civic engagement
- Democracy Day (Canada)
- European Local Democracy Week
- International Day of Democracy
References
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External links
- Parliament Week website
- Video: Magna Carta, Simon de Montfort, and the emergence of Parliament UK Parliament
- Video: A brief history of representation in nearly 60 seconds UK Parliament
- Parliament Week: Stories of Democracy The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
