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. Ministry of Defence Votes A: 2020 to 2021
06/02/2020 - Ministry of Defence
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Ministry of Defence Votes A: 2020 to 2021
MOD Votes A seeking parliamentary authority
2. Ministry of Defence Votes A: 2021 to 2022
04/02/2021 - Ministry of Defence
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Found: report
Ministry of Defence Votes A: 2021 to 2022
MOD Votes A seeking parliamentary authority
3. Ministry of Defence Votes A: 2019 to 2020
06/02/2019 - Ministry of Defence
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Ministry of Defence Votes A: 2019 to 2020 - GOV.UK
4. Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013
01/02/2020 - Inquiry: Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 - Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 Committee
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Found: the voting age to 18 in 1969; debates about ‘Votes at 16’; the impacts of voting age reform on youth political
5. Proportional representation
16/04/2019 - Parliamentary Research
Found: 12 6. Parliamentary debates 14 7. Further reading 16 The House of Commons Library prepares a briefing
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. 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
3. 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
4. Elections Bill (First sitting)
15/09/2021 - Public Bill Committees
1: September;(b) at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 16 September;(c) at 9.25 am and 2.00 pm on Wednesday - Speech Link
2: electoral fraud in the sense of false votes—almost all postal votes—but the system developed so there was - Speech Link
3: Richard Mawrey: Not so much proxy. Proxy votes are very rare, and proxy fraud is very rare. It - Speech Link
5. 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
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. 16-19 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. 3. 16-19 Bursary Fund: Coronavirus
asked by: Yasmin Qureshi
02/02/2021
... if he will bring forward proposals to make emergency 16-19 bursary funding available to providers who have depleted their allocations and are unable to continue supporting their low-income students due to levels of demand during the covid-19 outbreak. 4. 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. 5. 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.
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