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My noble friend Lady Ritchie also raised the issue of voting at 16. She will be aware that it was a manifesto commitment of the Government that we will extend the franchise to have votes at 16. This will require primary legislation; we look forward to bringing that forward within this Parliament. Obviously, it will apply to Northern Ireland. I look forward to working with my noble friend Lady Taylor—the Minister to my right. She will be engaging with us on it, and with colleagues from across the House as we look at the impact on Northern Ireland.