To strengthen the cross-party case for extending the franchise to 16- and 17-year-olds by acting as a discussion forum and active campaigning group for politicians, the youth sector and experts to develop policy and research.
1. VOTES AT 16
31/01/2018 - Early Day Motions
Found: Government to lower the voting age to 16 in order to allow 16 and 17-year olds to vote in council elections
2. Votes at 16
26/04/2018 - APPGs
Found: the cross-party case for extending the franchise to 16- and 17-year-olds by acting as a discussion forum
3. Votes for 16s and over
10/07/2020 - Petitions
Found: Let people aged 16 and over be able to attend elections and vote for prime ministers and decisions for
4. Ministry of Defence Votes A: 2020 to 2021
06/02/2020 - Ministry of Defence
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Found: A: 2020 to 2021 (web-ready version)
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Ministry of Defence Votes A: 2020 to
5. Votes for 16 and 17 year olds throughout the UK
02/10/2020 - Petitions
Found: parliament to allow votes for 16 and 17 year olds. This is because 16 and 17 year olds can marry, leave
1. Votes at 16
03/04/2019 - Westminster Hall
1: to move,That this House has considered votes at 16.It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship - Speech Link
2: extending the franchise to 13-year-olds? What is it about 16 that means it should be the limit? Why not go lower - Speech Link
3: matters as much for 16-year-olds as for 18-year-olds.In truth, this is not about 16 and 17-year-olds - Speech Link
2. Overseas Electors Bill (First sitting)
17/10/2018 - Public Bill Committees
1: 14, after “citizen,” insert“(iia) is aged 16 or over,”.It is a pleasure to serve under - Speech Link
3. Electoral Reform
08/06/2020 - Commons Chamber
1: election, it took 33 votes to elect a Green one. The Green party polled over 800,000 votes and ended up with - Speech Link
4. Representation of the People (Young People’s Enfranchisement) Bill
11/05/2018 - Commons Chamber
1: been campaigning for a very long time to enfranchise 16 and 17-year-olds. There are too many to mention, - Speech Link
2: independence referendum in 2014 she had opposed votes at 16, but after that process—for which the voting - Speech Link
3: with real passion and commitment to delivering votes for 16 and 17-year-olds, in particular the hon. Members - Speech Link
5. Equality of Voting Ages
28/02/2018 - Westminster Hall
1: and calling on Members to lower the voting age to 16. I have not stopped campaigning on the issue since - Speech Link
2: fully support. This week in my borough of Camden, 16 young people between the ages of 13 and 19 have launched - Speech Link
3: at what has already happened in this place on votes at 16. I am glad and grateful to have secured this - Speech Link
asked by: Gordon Marsden
29/01/2019
... what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current funding for the 16 to 19 bursary. 2. 16 to 19 Tuition Fund
asked by: Robert Halfon
18/01/2021
... if his Department will allow providers in receipt of 16 to 19 tuition fund allocations in academic year 2020-21 to use that funding to support tuition activity in academic year 2021-22. 3. 16 to 19 Tuition Fund
asked by: Robert Halfon
18/01/2021
... what catch-up funding his Department plans to allocate to providers of education to 16 to 19-year-olds during the 2021-22 academic year. 4. 16 to 19 Tuition Fund
asked by: Robert Halfon
18/01/2021
... what catch-up provision his Department will put in place to support 16 to 19-year-olds during the 2021-22 academic year. 5. 16-19 Bursary Fund: Coronavirus
asked by: Yasmin Qureshi
02/02/2021
... what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the 16-19 Bursary Fund for the 2020-21 school year (a) nationally and (b) in areas particularly financially affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
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Contact Details
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Sir Peter Bottomley MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 5060.
Email: bottomleyp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Dave Morris, British Youth Council, CAN Mezzanine Old Street, 49-51 North Road, London N1 6AH . Tel: 020 7219 5060
Email: David.morris@byc.org.uk
Secretariat:
The British Youth Council acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.byc.org.uk/
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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The British Youth Council
Secretariat From : 04/02/2020 To : 03/02/2021
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Votes at 16 APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Danielle Rowley
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Former Member for Midlothian
Joined: 26th April 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
Norman Lamb
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for North Norfolk
Joined: 26th April 2018Departed: 5th November 2019