I associate myself with what my hon. Friend the Member for Eddisbury (Antoinette Sandbach) said, because her point is fundamental. We are talking about the constitution of the United Kingdom and the details that allow people to participate in decisions on it. The right hon. Gentleman is arguing that we should play with it in the case of this particular referendum, but in fact we should have a proper debate in the House about the age at which people should be enfranchised to debate the matters of our nation. That age should apply throughout, whether to juries or to an EU referendum.
European Union Referendum Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Tom Tugendhat
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 18 June 2015.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union Referendum Bill.
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