PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Voting Rights: Young People (22 November 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of reducing the voting age to sixteen.
Asked by:
Mr James Frith (Labour)
Asked by:
Mr James Frith (Labour)
Answer
The Government has no plans to lower the voting age, but welcomes the ongoing discussions about this issue. This House has repeatedly debated and then voted against lowering the voting age. Only a handful of countries worldwide allow 16 year olds to vote.
Answered by:
Chris Skidmore (Conservative)
22 November 2017
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