Debates between Mark Pritchard and Ronnie Cowan during the 2015-2017 Parliament

Armed Forces Recruitment: Under-18s

Debate between Mark Pritchard and Ronnie Cowan
Tuesday 7th February 2017

(7 years, 10 months ago)

Westminster Hall
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Mark Pritchard Portrait Mark Pritchard (in the Chair)
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Order. Please resume your seat. I advised the hon. Gentleman’s colleague that if he wanted to split the remaining minutes he could; clearly he had a different view. There are now 10 seconds remaining.

Ronnie Cowan Portrait Ronnie Cowan
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Let us be clear: the SNP supports 16 and 17-year-olds getting a vote and my view is quite simple. Sixteen and 17-year-olds—