The environment, money, and safe places to play and hang out are the concerns of Welsh youngsters

15 December 2009

The Environment, safe places to play and hang out and money worries have come out as the main concerns for Young People in Wales.

The ‘It’s All About You’ report surveyed over 2700 children and young people in Wales earlier this year and the results are released today.

It also shows school facilities, respect from friends and adults and healthy eating and wellbeing also rank highly in the minds of children and young people.

The Children and Young People Committee for the National Assembly for Wales launched the survey this summer and set up special polling booths at events such as the Urdd Eisteddfod, National Eisteddfod and the Royal Welsh Show.

Chair of the Committee Helen Mary Jones AM said: “This report gives a valuable insight into the way young people in Wales view life here and what they regard as most important to them.”

“I’d like to thank all those who took part and would like them to know that the report will serve the basis for future inquiries by the Children and Young People Committee.”

“But their input won’t stop there, the Committee is determined to listen to their views and act on them, I hope those views will carry on coming in.”

The report is published on the same day the committee begins its consultation on safe places to play and hang out in Wales, the second biggest concern from the survey.

Both were officially launched during an event held at Llwynhendy MUGA (multi-use games area) in Llanelli with children from Ysgol Brynteg Llwynhendy and Ysgol Brynsierfel Llwynhendy.

“I hope over the coming weeks we will receive lots of opinions on the provision of safe places to play and hang out which will be considered as part of the inquiry. We will be issuing questionnaires for children and young people to answer and asking for video and photographic evidence to consider as well,” said the Llanelli AM.

National Assembly for Wales Children and Young People Committee