Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services – in the Senedd at 1:59 pm on 28 February 2018.
The Member will be aware that we are refreshing the curriculum in its entirety at the moment. Can I say this? I do remember the Member giving a media interview during the election campaign where he said that he never canvassed, never knocked on people's doors, because he saw it as a terrible intrusion upon their lives. I would suggest that the Member does knock on some doors and does talk to people who he seeks to represent. Were he to do that, he would find some very engaged 16 and 17-year-olds—young people who want to play a part in shaping the future of their communities, young people who have both the knowledge and the vision for what they want to see in the future. So, I wouldn't take quite the view that he takes, but I do accept that we do need to ensure that through a curriculum refresh we do ensure that these matters are fully covered in the curriculum. But I've got far more faith in 16 and 17-year-olds than, perhaps, the Member for UKIP.