Voting Rights: Young People
Commons · Question 69670 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 2 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of introducing votes at 16 on costs to (a) the Exchequer and (b) local authorities.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 2 Sep 2025
As outlined in the recently published ‘Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and secure elections’, the Government believes that enabling 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in all UK elections will foster early and sustained participation in...