Pupils from Bryngwyn Comprehensive School in Llanelli had the opportunity to question their Member of the Senedd, Lee Waters, in an online ‘digital dialogue’ session last week.
The session was part of a series of digital dialogue sessions run by the Politics Project in Wales, an organisation that brings together young people and politicians to have open discussions.
In this session, Lee Waters MS met Bryngwyn’s year 9 pupils virtually.
The session gave students the opportunity to engage with politics and question Llanelli’s MS on a range of topics they felt were important to them.
Lee Waters MS said:
“It was great to see pupils taking a keen interest in local and national issues. I was especially happy to see so many of them asking how the area can be improved and how they can do more around their local community.”
“I was asked about everything from how to improve Llanelli town centre to Welsh independence. None of the questions were easy and it showed that the children had certainly taken things seriously and done their research.”
Lee Waters, who is also Deputy Minister for Climate Change in the Welsh Government, went on to comment:
“What really struck me was how many questions the pupils asked about how to create a sustainable future and how they can get involved in politics. These were certainly issues at the forefront of their minds.”
“We can all contribute to the future of our planet and the youngsters had a real sense of what the key issues facing us are.”
This was the first digital dialogue session Lee Waters has held with a school in the community. If any other schools, including primaries, would also like to take part in a Q&A session with Lee Waters MS, please email Lee.Waters@Senedd.Wales.
