UK-EU Future Relationship: Young Voters

Lord Harris of Haringey Excerpts

Monday 10th September 2018 Lords Chamber

[Lord Callanan]

We do not need to give an assurance on such matters because we are not going to have another referendum.

[Lord Harris of Haringey (Lab)]

My Lords, in his initial Answer to this Question the Minister talked about the various engagement activities that were taking place with young people. Could he tell the House how he personally has engaged with the people whom we are talking about now, who were disenfranchised because of their age at the last referendum? Could he tell us whether the minutes of those discussions are available and what he personally learned from those discussions? If it transpires that he has not had any discussions, is it not rather odd that a Minister from his department has not been engaged in talking with young people, who are most affected by these decisions?