Voting Age

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 2:12 pm on 17 October 2018.

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Photo of Andrew RT Davies Andrew RT Davies Conservative 2:12, 17 October 2018

There'll be a differing view from some Members in the Chamber whether it should be 18 or 16, but there's a clear direction of travel that shows a vote at 16 will be coming into play in Wales. But at every opportunity—and this is where I agree with the Member for Pontypridd—young people have indicated that they do feel that they require more education to understand the role that they will play when it comes to casting their vote.

Could the Cabinet Secretary give a little bit more information as to how she sees that educational element of the McAllister review, for example, and other informative opinion pieces being rolled out in schools? Because we're only now just over two and a half years away from the next Assembly election. And if it is to be the franchise at 16, then surely the department has an idea of how this role in education is going to be unfolded in Welsh schools so that people can be informed, like young people are asking.