{"value":{"id":1647713,"askingMemberId":4410,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-06-26T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-06-29T00:00:00","uin":"191067","questionText":"To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to encourage participation by young people in its decision-making processes.","answeringBodyId":9,"answeringBodyName":"Church Commissioners","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":1453,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-07-06T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>At the July 2023 meeting of the General Synod a Private Members Motion will be debated that proposes that five young members be co-opted to the General Synod and one to the Board of the Archbishops' Council. GS 2298A, a paper prepared for that debate can be read here: <a href=\"https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2023-06/gs-2298a-youth-synod-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">gs-2298a-youth-synod-1.pdf (churchofengland.org)</a></p><p>GS2298B, a paper circulated to the General Synod by the Secretary-General sets out plans for future engagement with young people and diocesan youth councils and can be seen here: <a href=\"https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2023-06/gs-2298b-sec-gen-youth-representation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2023-06/gs-2298b-sec-gen-youth-representation.pdf</a></p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Church of England: Young People","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1647713","method":"GET"}]}