Does the shadow Foreign Secretary agree that, since nearly one in four 16-year-olds can expect to live to 100 years of age and will be living with the consequences of this decision for far longer than Members of this or the other House, and given that they have the mental capacity to weigh up these decisions and the enthusiasm to take part, we should extend the franchise?
European Union Referendum Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Sarah Wollaston
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 9 June 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills on European Union Referendum Bill.
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