Group 2: Extension of right to vote to persons aged 16 and 17, and associated electoral registration (Amendments 102, 3, 4, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 86, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 43, 125, 126, 101, 100)

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:07 pm on 13 November 2019.

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Photo of Jeremy Miles Jeremy Miles Labour 5:07, 13 November 2019

In relation to amendment 3 and 4 and the duty on secondary schools to promote awareness, I share the intent behind the amendments, that we provide young people with the information in a rich context that they require to make these informed decisions. The question is how we go about achieving that, and the new curriculum arrangements seek to allow for a broadening of learning and supporting settings and schools to be more flexible in their approaches, and to provide practitioners with greater agency in order to be able to do that in a way that is creative. And through the humanities area of learning and experience, learners will develop an understanding of the historical, geographical, political and other issues that are so essential in the process of being an engaged citizen. We are hopeful and confident that the new curriculum will help to develop a generation of politically engaged and informed young people who are ethical and informed citizens of Wales and the world. And, therefore, in that context, I'd ask Members to reject those amendments.