I am always keen to follow what my hon. Friend has to say and the thoughtful way in which she makes her case. Does she agree that this is indeed all to do with maturity, and that the reason why we protect children concerns their level of maturity and the need for society to make sure that they are okay? The same argument can be deployed for the age of enfranchisement. We need to define what we mean by a child and what we mean by an adult. The argument about enfranchisement is really a supplementary and consequential argument, depending very much on the age we have determined.
European Union Referendum Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Andrew Murrison
(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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