Voting Rights: Young People

(asked on 25th November 2016) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will bring forward legislative proposals to extend the franchise to 16 and 17 year olds for the next UK general election.


Answered by
Chris Skidmore Portrait
Chris Skidmore
This question was answered on 1st December 2016

The Government has no plans to lower the voting age for the next UK general election.

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