6. Plaid Cymru Debate: A confirmatory European Union referendum

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:18 pm on 5 June 2019.

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Photo of Helen Mary Jones Helen Mary Jones Plaid Cymru 5:18, 5 June 2019

It was not in that group, and I will, if he wishes—though he doesn't often want to have information that doesn't agree with his perspective—happily share it with him.

So, Members here have talked a lot about democracy and they are, of course, quite right to do so. The campaign group For our Future's Sake estimate that over 92,000 young people have reached the age of majority—have reached the age where they have the right to vote here in Wales, and it's an inexact figure because people do move in and out. Those 92,000 young people now, in my view, have a right to have a say about what happens next.

We should honour the generation who did not want to see another risk of conflict, and we should honour the generation who want to see a future as part of the European family. I urge Members to support this motion today.