Does the hon. Lady think there are lessons to be learned about what happened in Scotland, where there was massive engagement on the part of young people? Also, after a debate very similar to this one in the Scottish Parliament, when people saw what really happened, they stopped being worried about what might happen, so there is now very little opposition in Scotland to giving 16 and 17-year-olds the vote for every election.
European Union Referendum Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Peter Grant
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 18 June 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union Referendum Bill.
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2015-16
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