Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services – in the Senedd at 1:56 pm on 28 February 2018.

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Photo of Alun Davies Alun Davies Labour 1:56, 28 February 2018

I think most people are aware that reaching the age of majority for different parts of social activity, whatever it happens to be, may happen at a slightly different age for different issues, and we're aware of that. A 16-year-old may be able to vote but they won't be able to drive. We're aware of these issues.

What I'm looking at doing is doing something slightly different, and that is to invest in more cohesive communities, where people feel enfranchised and able to play a full part in ensuring that people have not just the right to vote and the ability to exercise that vote but also, of course, the knowledge and the capacity to be able to participate in political conversations and political debate about the future of those communities. I hope that we'll be able to go further and ensure that we then extend the ability to vote in all sorts of different ways, from electronic voting through to voting on different days, and ensuring that people, whoever they happen to be in our communities in Wales, are able to play a full part in determining the future of those communities.