Constitutional Law

Indeed. We are dealing tonight, however, with the franchise for the Scottish Parliament and Scott...

The right hon. Gentleman is being generous in giving way. A few weeks ago I asked the Prime Minis...

We may indeed have that vote in time—who knows what business will come before the House, or by wh...

The Secretary of State is being generous in giving way, which is very useful. Surely it is possib...

Well, not by means of this order. That is the short answer to the hon. Gentleman. The order befor...

Could the Scottish Parliament decide in future to lower the voting age further, say to 15 or 14? ...

Yes, that is the whole point of devolution. If the Scottish Parliament chooses to make a further ...

On the day that Scottish Labour has set out how we will enhance the vow in our home rule Bill if ...

The hon. Lady is obviously going to congratulate the Scottish Government on introducing votes for...

I hope that the hon. Gentleman, who perhaps has the greatest expertise in whingeing, will join me...

I welcome this order which will deliver on commitments made in the Smith commission. Its timeline...

I am grateful for the opportunity to discuss this important order, which if approved will ensure ...

It is an honour and a pleasure to speak on a subject close to my heart. Lowering the voting age i...

We should all applaud the turnout of young voters in the referendum, but does the hon. Gentleman ...

The hon. Gentleman makes a good point, although widening the franchise will make that much easier...

Tell them!

My hon. Friend encourages me. I shall give one quote. The Scottish Secretary’s predecessor told t...

I am sure my hon. Friend is doing all he can to spare the blushes of our Labour colleagues regard...

My hon. Friend makes a good point. It is up to all of us. What will be in the manifestos of the p...

It is a privilege to speak in this debate as the chair of the Labour Campaign for Electoral Refor...

Many hon. Members, regardless of political party, have made much of continuing that engagement wi...

My hon. Friend makes an important point, and he is a champion of engagement in his own constituen...

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak in this momentous debate for the young p...

The hon. Lady is, of course, right about the consensus: we all agree on all this. Surely, however...

I welcomed it at the time, and I congratulated the Scottish Government on it. I am happy to do so...

With the leave of the House, Mr Speaker, I should like to make a few more comments about the orde...

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The hon. Gentleman intervened during my opening speech to ask about an extension to those under 1...

I am grateful to the Secretary of State for his generosity in giving way. One matter concerns me ...

I share the hon. Gentleman’s concern. If I had had my way, we would have made the change many yea...