100 Child Mps From Across The UK Debate Disability Rights In The Commons

BGUK_3714412 - 100 CHILD MPs FROM ACROSS THE UK DEBATE DISABILITY RIGHTS IN THE COMMONS 100 elected Child MPs aged 7-11 from across the United Kingdom will lead and chair a disability rights debate in the House of Commons on Thursday, 15 October 2026, marking the fifth anniversary of Sir David Amess MP’s death. Taking place in Committee Room 14, the event brings Sir David’s vision for children’s democratic participation into Westminster, giving pupils the opportunity to represent their peers, question assumptions, listen to different perspectives and develop critical thinking. Organised by the Children’s Parliament APPG, chaired by Rachel Gilmour MP, and the Sir David Amess Children’s Parliament UK, the day celebrates a project designed to teach democracy through participation and give children a voice. At noon in Victoria Park Gardens, next to the House of Lords, the 100 Child MPs and 100 members of the Commonwealth Choir, who performed for Queen Elizabeth II for her Jubilee, will assemble to perform “The Democracy Song”. A procession from the Great Hall follows at 2pm. The disability rights debate runs from 3pm to 4.30pm, followed by a final photograph with children and guests at 5pm. The Westminster event builds on an April 2023 House of Lords debate involving 33 children discussing artificial intelligence and online safety, and an Essex democratic roadshow involving around 10,000 schoolchildren in the summer of 2026. Deputy Child Speakers, Lily from Janet Duke Primary in Basildon, Essex and Violet, from Saint Pierre, in Leigh on Sea, Essex will lead. Jenson, Child Disabilities Minister, from Collingwood Primary School in South Woodham Ferrers will be making an address. Mentoring the children during their debate on 15 October will be Anna Firth, Founding Patron and former MP for Southend West and Leigh, and former MP Nigel Evans, a friend of Sir David. Anna Firth said: “Sir David believed passionately in giving children a voice. Seeing 100 Child MPs carry his vision into the House of Commons will be a powerful and fitting tribute to his legacy.”