I must declare that I am an advocate of 16-year-olds having the vote. I am slightly surprised that Opposition Members have not decided to use the example of Austria, in that it spent a long time going through a proper process and having a proper debate to decide whether votes at 16 or 17 should be considered. I wish they would look at that example and take it on board before coming before this Committee with more amendments.
European Union Referendum Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Ben Howlett
(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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