Youth Participation: First World War Commemorations

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 4:00 pm on 6 March 2013.

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Photo of Paul Maynard Paul Maynard Conservative, Blackpool North and Cleveleys 4:00, 6 March 2013

It is fair to say that before people visit one of the sites, they never quite know what their response will be. Many young people are often surprised by what they discover there and even by what they discover in themselves. They are emotional visits, and they should be.

It is essential that we do all we can to maintain the golden thread of remembrance. We have now reached the point when the last living veteran of world war one is no longer with us. He passed away last year.