Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 37784
Voting Rights: Young People
Tabled: 12 March 2025
Answered: 20 March 2025
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether changing the minimum voting age would necessitate a change in the minimum age for voter registration.
Answer
Jim McMahonThe government is committed to delivering on the manifesto commitment to give 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all elections during this Parliament, strengthening our democracy, empowering young people to participate and building an informed and ...
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