Schedule 1 Amendments
Electoral Administration Bill
10:30 am
Diana Johnson (PPS (Mr Stephen Timms, Minister of State), Department for Work and Pensions; Kingston upon Hull North, Labour)
I am not sure that I have the figures to hand, but there is a clear view in the Youth Parliament that exercising the right to vote in municipal and general elections is the way forward. Young people might feel that the Youth Parliament is a sop to them, and that they want engagement in the country’s democratic process. Therefore, the voting figures might not be that high, which is what I think my hon. Friend is suggesting. However, that is no reason not to support the arguments for introducing the right to vote in local, general and other elections.