Government says sorry for Youth Parliament problems | Newsround

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The government has said sorry for the disruption to the UK's parliament for kids after money problems stopped the scheme.
The UK Youth Parliament was put on pause in March, when financial issues caused the charity in charge of running it to shut down unexpectedly.
Shalom, a Member of the Youth Parliament (MYP), said the pause had been "disheartening" and that losing the scheme would be "a big step in the wrong direction".
The government minister who oversees the scheme, Stuart Andrew MP, has now found a new charity to take over the parliament for a year.
"We had to have that slight pause - which was really distressing, we were sorry to see what happened," he told Newsround.
"But we felt the programme was so important, we are absolutely committed to it, that we've been working really hard to try and do everything we can to get this year's programme back up and running again.
"It has been a worrying time for many members of the parliament, and I hope this announcement reassures them."
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