| Heading: |
Voting Rights: Young People |
| Question ID: |
1743954 |
| UIN: |
15687 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-11-22 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5125 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Sorcha Eastwood
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| Asking Member handle: |
SorchaEastwood
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@SorchaEastwood
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the introduction of votes at 16 in Northern Ireland. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2024-11-29 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
413 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Hilary Benn
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| Answering Member handle: |
hilarybennmp
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@hilarybennmp
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| Answer text: |
The introduction of votes at 16 will be a major change to the franchise. I will of course work closely with my Ministerial counterparts across Government and other stakeholders on the development and implementation of this change. |
| Original answer text: |
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| Comparable answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
21 |
| Answering body name: |
Northern Ireland Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |