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Written Question
Voting Rights: Young People
Thursday 24th October 2024

Asked by: Zöe Franklin (Liberal Democrat - Guildford)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of lowering the voting age to 16.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

As per the manifesto, the Government is committed to act during this Parliament to give 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all elections, strengthening our democracy, empowering young people to participate and building an informed and empowered electorate.