Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 22443

Schools: Citizenship

Tabled: 7 January 2025
Answered: 15 January 2025

Question

Adam Jogee

Labour — Newcastle-under-Lyme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support youth democracy in (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools, (c) alternative provision and (d) sixth forms and colleges in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
This government is committed to improving the rates of electoral registration and encouraging the engagement of young people and has committed to lowering the voting age to 16 for all elections in the UK.It is up to schools, sixth forms, further education...
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