Jim Cunningham
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(11 years, 8 months ago)
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The Deputy Prime Minister
As I hope my hon. Friend will know, the principal intention of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013, which we are seeking to implement as quickly as we can, is precisely to deal with the high levels of fraud in certain parts of the country, which most people of all parties felt was unacceptable.
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)
T3. What consideration has the Deputy Prime Minister given to lowering the voting age to 16?
The Deputy Prime Minister
That is not something that the coalition is going to deliver. I am personally persuaded of the case for lowering the voting age, but it was not included in the coalition agreement, so it is not something that the coalition Government will deliver during this Parliament.