Question follow-through · 62724

Young People: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase political engagement amongst young people.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
25 Jun 2025
Target answer date
30 Jun 2025
Answer
30 Jun 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase political engagement amongst young people.

  2. 30 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The government, in its manifesto, committed to increasing the engagement of young people in our democracy, by giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all UK elections. The government believes that enabling 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in all UK e...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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