Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 16707

Politics: Young People

Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Samantha Niblett

LabourSouth Derbyshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has given to the involvement of young people with politics and their potential disenfranchisement following the social media ban.

Answer

Samantha Dixon
Young people represent the future of our country. The Government believes young people must be seen and heard and that ambition is at the heart of major government priorities including Votes at 16. The Government committed in its manifesto to increasing t...

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