My hon. Friend makes a very good point. Since 2002, and the glorious days of the Labour Government, all secondary schools have given citizenship education. All young people who will be 16 by the time of the referendum will have had some citizenship education, and they will have some knowledge and understanding of participation in the voting process. We talk about engagement, but if we are really serious about engaging young people in democracy we need to allow them to participate.
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Natascha Engel
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 18 October 2010.
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Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.
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