Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 70001
Voting Rights: Cambridgeshire
Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 3 September 2025
Question
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending the vote to 16 and 17-year-olds on the size of the proposed unitary councils in Cambridgeshire.
Answer
Alex NorrisAs outlined in the recently published ‘Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and secure elections’, the government believes that enabling 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in all UK elections will foster early and sustained participation in...
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