The order paper. To move the motion i call on and invite you enthusiastically to welcome from the northwest of england, jonathan wright. [cheers and applause] thank you, mr. Speaker. 150 years ago, the radical notion that women should be allowed to vote was proposed to comments. Quickly dismiss by the establishment, this was defeated 19473. The crusades for womens suffrage were long and enduring. It took decades of campaign, demonstrating and persevering before the renowned representation of people asked first granted the right to vote for women 99 years ago. Last week, the second vote of the 16 those cast aside in this very chamber and it is actually unlikely to be debated again. You might not be thinking whats the point . In the story. But, my friends, this is precisely what we must not fall into the trap of thinking alike. Do you think the mothers of the Suffrage Movement just gave up in 1867 . Evidently not. Like those women 100 years ago, we are constantly told were not mature enough to vote. Look around you. Each and every one of us is proof that this is a load of absolute tripe. There are countless examples that prove that were more than worthy of possessing the right to vote. Take the fact that we have all been democratically elected by thousands of young people who are quite clearly engaged and mature enough to put pen to paper and paul who they want to be represented by. What about in scotland, when in 2014 independence referendum where it was agreed that scottish teenagers were engaged and mature enough to have a vote. 75 of them turn out to do so. Whats more, 97 of them said lets do so again. Mr. Speaker, isnt it a shame that some of the mature generations are not that engaged . [applause] we must adopt this campaign so we can disprove these unfair and bigoted misconceptions. In the words of sir winston churchill, success consists of going through failure through failure without loss of enthusiasm. It we vote for this motion today we will take the next step with renewed and revitalized enthusiasm. Yes, we will probably encounter obstacles before we have the right to command our mps to support the curriculum for Life Campaign or established Work Experience hopes. But just like those noble women who came before us, through cooperation, determination and a smitten of elbow grease we can play our part in bringing about the full sincere and absolute democratization of our nation. Thank you. [applause] [cheers and applause] thank you for a terrific and truly outstanding speech. In a moment im going to call to oppose the motion. A a speaker from the east of england, and i want you to give as i do so, my friends and colleagues, the warmest possible welcome to ayesha khan. [cheers and applause] thank you, mr. Speaker. Ill try my hardest not to filibuster. [laughing] the womens Suffrage Movement 62 years. The rights for 18yearolds to vote, 41 years. That is the time it took to get the boat. We have a mere 12 months. The journey for the votes in this chamber. Seems to be ever admired yet here we are again centuries later fighting the same cause. Proving this is not a short battle and cannot be one within the limited time that we have. However, this does not mean we should stop are we have failed. We must carry on campaigning and we will carry on convincing until we have the vote. Mr. Speaker, and may be able to withstand the criticisms of the young 17yearold girl but tend to withstand the sheer determination that is present in this room today . I dont believe so. I tell you that we stand strong and we stand likely. In the face of those who opposes command a phase of those who want to filibuster to prevent democracy, in the face of those who want to just, who want to cast out our boys, i, too, wat to ask in which my future or daughter can shape their lives without being beholden to the parents. The only way we can do that is by getting the boat. There is no hope without the boat. However, the only way we can get the boat is by first getting the curriculum for life. Something we may be able to do in the next 12 months. Ladies and gentlemen, we can campaign and dash that we cannot convince apposition we are educated enough to vote. So why not campaign for better curriculum . One that can show our young voters are educated enough to vote, informed when their voting. Whether theyre 21, 26, 18 or 16, they can make an informed decision. This isnt pessimism. Low calculation. This is diligence. And the time space of more than 12 months. Thats why i say to you vote against this motion. Please dont misunderstand me. I refuse to accept justice is only corrupt when handing us our civil liberties. However, requires time. We dont want to run the risk of building our future on shifting sand. On sand that washes were at the first tide of criticism. I was told in a letter that we valued individual liberty. I was told in a lawsuit that we valued mutual respect. I was told in a lesson we value democracy as i stand here without the vote. I stand here without the say in my future. No, we will not succeed by tomorrow. And no, we will not succeed by next month. We may not even succeed in the next year, but once we do, it is perpetual victor we shall be and it is perpetual victory we shall stay. Thank you, mr. Speaker. [applause] thank you for an exceptional speech, of quite remarkable selfassurance. And it was a very impressive speech indeed, so well done. Can we have a speaker on this matter from the south east of england . Can we have a speaker from the southeast of england . The women in the beige and black jacket. Thank you. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I am from the south east. It is easy to say that we are not engaged. At the age of 18 18 we suddenly become informed overnight. This is not an excuse to deny 16 and 17yearolds the right to vote. But a reason to improve our Education System. As time passes, Society Changes and the loss at that. So tell me why in 2017, 16 and 17yearolds are by law able to pay income tax. Why are we able to feed into the country economically . Why is it is possible politically . It feels like they only seem to care about electric how will we ever be active citizens in the uk . Imagine if we introduce a demographic of 16 and 17yearolds into the system. Imagine how much a Political Party would want our support and this is a result of our policies being catered to our generation z. I urge you to vote for this motion. Thank you very much. [applause] thank you. Thank you. Now in the last debate in the first debate the east midlands was called relatively late. Summary has to be first, some has to be last, lots in between. This time im looking for a speaker now from east midlands. Yes, the gentleman i saw first. You. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I am from east midlands. I really, really, really love boat at 16. Its been a manifestation or for some years and we keep getting the same outcome. Young peoples point cannot be recognized to do this any think its not found think we should give another manifesto. Another chance. The government hasnt for julie said there would not be supporting this motion so why can we give it another chance to another manifesto point that we can make a change within the 12 months . Its a short span of time at a bank there such a big campaign thing can be done within 12 months and we should give another what a chance. Thank you. [applause] thank you. What about the northwest of england . That is the most demonstrative action yet recorded and Uk Youth Parliament city of 2017. Im referring referring to the young woman in the third row. Yes or no, they could only be you. I dont know anybody else who is quite as demonstrative a most interesting display of enthusiasm. Thank you. Lets review. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Now, every morning i get to the college and i go to a stop at st. Peters square. Now, a few hundred yards from st. Peters square in 1890, thousands of workingclass people from across lancaster included a list by those people might oldtown gathered to campaign for electoral reform. 99 years old and that the Suffrage Movement led by down the road got the right to vote for women over 30. Now, lets fast fastforward a little. This summer a group of democratically elected youth counselors met with our local mp to make votes at 16 the subject of the private members bill. Now, we are the first Youth Council in the country to have 16 involvement. Well, many of the arguments against vote for 16, discrepancies in the law, 16 1r 18, i think that argument needs to be had. We need to count these views. And young people today controlling a Political Party and they can vote to the want to be the leader of of the party t they cant vote who leads the country. It seems to me that young people are allowed to take part in the democratic process only when it benefits the Political Party and not when theyre at risk. That is a sorry state of affairs of politics today. So whats the destruction of democracy [inaudible] to the private members bill. To an extent it would validate press quite a few of our assumptions but far too long in people have been offered next to nothing by the Political Class and that is why they are afraid to give up the boat, because they know it. However,. [inaudible] not least because of record turnout in the recent elections, and because a bill [inaudible] civic center the other week [inaudible] it came all the way to the house of commons. And that is the power of United Kingdom Youth Parliament. We fought the mps of this country to listen to our concerns. I still believe that despite the Campaign Last friday we are still in the ultimate position to affect real change and to give them that would be complete fallacy. A point that has been ignored is that the bill offers better education in schools. And this would lead us to be better citizens. We are more aware and informed of the world around us. Why would you want to oppose that . And i believe that with, and only with, the whole of United Kingdom Youth Parliament vote we can succeed. I do believe that things can and they will change. [applause] thank you. Thank you very much indeed for your speech. I seriously ensure that and i appreciate it. Lets have a speaker if possible from scotland. Anyone from scotland to wants to speak . The first person i saw was a young woman here. I represent scotland. I think i can speak for majority of us when i say that were all so disappointed that the vote at 16 there was not debated last week. I fail to understand how you the young people dont care enough to engage in the democratic process is still about. We are here. We care and we deserve better. In scotland we are longstanding campaign is on this issue. As a scottish Youth Parliament, one of the best ways to getting involved in making decisions and having our voices heard is to the ballot box. After all, we are the ones hae to live a majority of our lives with the repercussions of any vote, and especially referendums. So it is only logical for us to be the ones deciding the world in which want to live. We should not be made to sit by and watch as our futures are dictated to us. Todays Decision Makers want is become engaged and they want people to make wellinformed decisions when they voted. We need to send a message to writing and campaign to tell them to let us engage and let us vote. Thank you. [applause] what about london . Who have we got from london . The very first person from london, she has to be so quick on the draw, the first person i saw standing from london was the young woman there. Keep trying of the people. Dont be discouraged. Thank you, mr. Speaker. 1971, the year everyone, the h and was printed to be the more mature and politico where. But a majority again people aged 16 deal they dont matter if they dont vote and they are not wrong. Society holds us a lazy generation. Yes, but no, no. 16yearolds are just as wise and politically aware s as 18yearolds are even more so. Mr. Speaker, look at all the beautiful faces and ask yourself are we not mature enough knowing that today we are sitting in the house of commons and we should be proud of herself. We must ask ourselves are we not entitled for the rights we deserve, the freedom for which every 16yearold should and must be allowed to vote . We are about to pay taxes, become parents come to then whe not allowed to vote . If we heading old enough to compare us and get married i could to get, then why then we should be deemed old enough to decide to make policies that so great affect our lives. Its the greatest problem facing the uk political system pick engaging people in decisionmaking at a younger age would help to improve this, dont you agree . This notion have been swimmingd for a long time. Lets finally make a change and may 2017 or 2018 figure we finally did something, got a right to vote. Ive been meaning, working together we have to make a change to get the right to vote. Thank you. [applause] thank you. Thank you very much. Now, what about the West Midlands . Who have got from the West Midlands . What about the young person here in the threepiece suit . Very smart. Lets, lecture from you. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Im the number of Youth Parliament from newcastle. We have been placed to buy hundreds of young people who believe that we were so for the job in making allies better and representative at the highest level. Imagine that having this house of commons. Imagine people not having voting rights. Imagine women still being allowed to vote. Yes, you can start breathing again. That all changed in this very premise when modern democracy was born. Now imagine a 16 year old working making money, paying taxes, getting married, having children, the country in the armed forces and yet still not having the right to decide who was in government. We are the representatives of the shunt people and have the responsibility to change this. The boat at 16 campaign has gathered such momentum that its been come was almost debated in parliament. Now is when we need to be behind the most. Let us change the destiny of this great nation and make it truly democratic. Let us create history. Instead of letting our Campaign Form its like him , let us bece the wind beneath its wings whats more. Please stand by the boat for 16. [applause] superbly spoken. Thank you very much indeed. What about wales . Who have we got from wales . Such a galaxy of choice. The young woman there who was tried before. Yes in the maroon or burgundy. You. We will now hear you this time. My name is Bethany Roberts and on the representative for New Hampshire wales. I would like to express today that im very much for this motion. I pretty much are you will hear fantastic argument why 16 and c17 should have the right to vote. Such arguments come response was of what young people at this age can gain like joint army and become apparent. I think we should look at this more broadly. Its having the right to vote that bad . I i know sergeant people who toy would be against this motion consider our maturity and capabilities appropriate. And also how uneducated we are about this topic. Today curriculum is one of our motion stating we want to be talked about politics. Because her Education System not teaching this tales for life. Of the people i think are suitable enough educated the politics are politicians themselves. If you the right to vote Political Party once again, this is not ideal but how many people that vote now truly understand what and who they are voting for . I know people would dont bother because he didnt think it affects in and in the people just go check in a box. Ive never quite understood the majority argument. I do think 16 and 17yearold are mature enough to vote. There seems be a change in perception. I think 16 and c17 or more than capable to deal with this responsibility. Yes, some can be a bit silly, and will do things that seem immature but im sure this would happen if they voted by themselves. I only know this because its use for them to run for the as an in yp as it is to vote. I would like to thank all of us today older and younger are 16 6 or 70 are taking this seriously and being mature. 101,041 young people wanted vote at 16. Whats the difference didnt make from a person as 18 who is going to the same education process as basalt who then got two extra years, collective education, they didnt have to then be able to vote . [applause] either today to list the augment on it want to things are changing for young people in a positive way. We are lucky enough to not worry about vote for 16 to much. So much government gratis the right to vote by 2021. Although this is this is a couf years away it makes me proud to vote because Less Government listening to young people and given us what we rightfully entitled to. I hope all of you today vote for the motion to vote for 16 to Bear Campaign for the second time to prove to uk government that this is what we want, and we want it now. [applause] okay, lets hear from another fine speech. There are so many magnificent speeches. More magnificent speeches, more than in any year i can recall. Ive got my good memory but it really is Getting Better and better and better, and im very proud of and for you. Can we have a speaker from the north east of england . Who have we got . What a splendidly demonstrative eccentric means by which to catch the eye of the chair among this occasion. It is successful. Lets hear from you. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Im from north london. This unpopular opinion about the book for 16 is too young for some people which is what i feel. And for that, enabling a young person to have a mature mind and to make decisions for themselves for that age of voting at 18. Thank you. [applause] thank you. Thank you very much, indeed. That point of view needs to be heard, and it has been. Thank you for that. Can we have a speaker, please, from Northern Ireland . Who wants to speak from Northern Ireland . Yes, the young woman here. Thank you. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I represent [inaudible] im confident all of us are already very familiar with how popular this is, and rightly so. I strongly believe 16 is one of the most important issues we are faced with. It keeps showing up, and its not going away. Not now, not in 2022 and neither are we. To me, it is about choice. This is an issue of choice, freedom and power. Is it a fair of what might happen if young people should be given the choice to change this country, to change the lives of people in this country and feel politically and socially empowered . We have the passion to change this. I dont like the 16, 17yearolds we represent, we are not completely silenced, but we still need action. Let this be the year we can stand proudly and say we have accomplished our goal of giving young people the right to choice. On behalf of every 16 and 17yearold, regardless of fear. If we want any motion to succeed, we need to pass one. The only motion that truly gives young people power. I urge you to vote or for this motion so we can turn our passion into action and action into change. Thank you. [applause] thank you. Forgive me, it may be my fault if i didnt hear it, but im not sure we heard your name. I think youre about to give your name in any case to the doorkeeper. The important thing is that [inaudible] have got it and they can credit you for your speech. So thank you very much, indeed, for that in terms of both content and delivery. That was terrific. I think were now looking for the southwest of england. We havent had a speaker from the southwest. Yes, i think the second gentleman along in the very back row who is waving ostentatiously. Lets hear from you, sir. Were excited for you, and we want to hear from you. [inaudible] in the southwest. Its quite an important issue for 16 and 17yearolds who do have a voice and an opinion, and were the next generation to walk upon this earth and live on this earth [inaudible] we are the most important [laughter] we are the most important generation. So, hence, i think 16 and 17yearolds should have the right to vote as they are the most important people to vote. Thank you. [applause] [inaudible] thank you. Thank you very much, indeed. [applause] what about, normally i go back and forth, but its a question of which regions havent been heard from yet, and weve not yet heard a speaker from yorkshire which is where im looking for. [laughter] and the person im looking for is jumping up and down [laughter] in a state of uncontrollable excitement. So we will hear from him. I saw him looking at me a few moments ago. Lets hear you, sir. One [inaudible] fan to another one arsenal fan to another, thank you. [laughter] i didnt know that [laughter] its great that youre an arsenal fan, and wed also like to hear your name. [inaudible] from barnesly. Mr. Speaker, like many 16yearolds from across the country [inaudible] i mean, sorry, to watch the debates [laughter] [cheers and applause] and i found it quite interesting. We were called immature, and we even heard someone quoting disraeli to defend an outdated ideology. Mr. Speaker, i heard something very interesting from yourself which resonated with me. You said in politics its not enough to make a good point once, youve got to keep arguing your case until something gets done. So, colleagues, last year we voted for this motion, and it was a national campaign, but i think this year we must send an Even Stronger signal to the upcoming debate in december and possibly a second bill. And this time round her majestys government has got to listen. I mean, this is the u. K. Youth parliament, for heaven sakes. [laughter] we must think about what kind of message were sending out to people. Were telling 16yearolds that their tax revenue is welcomed to her majestys treasury, but they cant have a say on what type, on they cant have a say on how to spend those taxes. Were telling 16yearolds that theyre welcome to serve in our military, but they cant have a say on what type of country they can sacrifice their lives for, or they cant choose the politicians which will send them to to wars. That is wrong. Thats a great injustice. And if her majestys government is so determined to build a country that works for everyone, then this is their opportunity. It is our opportunity. Lets embrace it. Thank you. [applause] thank you [cheers and applause] thank you very much. Another superb speech. Now, the final back bench speech in this debate needs to come, if possible, from the east of england are. I hope theres somebody from the east of england who wants to speak. There is somebody several people who want to speak, and we get to hear from the young woman at the end here waving her piece of paper at me. Im imojean white from the east of england. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Now, we cant have a say in any of the other topics say [inaudible] or lgbt plus rights. Voting for the mp who we believe has our issues at their heart. An mp in my own area, mr. Bernard jenkins, said last week the young people do not have the same political maturity as people over the age of 18. This is clearly not true, members of the Youth Parliament, as we can stand here today and debate with each other, respecting each others views even if we do not share them. Unfortunately, it seems something our members of parliament are unable to do so. We have the political maturity to join in and vote alongside them. Now, i may be mistaken, members of the Youth Parliament, but when i wake up on my 18th birthday next year, i dont expect to have suddenly developed the maturity and understand the nation in a completely different way than i have before. And many people would argue that people 18 years and over do not have the maturity to engage in our system. We have of to show that we dill believe that our right to still believe that our right to vote is important and something we must fight for as this fight has been ongoing for 18 years. Thats nine generations of 16 and 17yearolds who want the right to vote, and we must support this important cause which will allow young people the become the tenth generation fighting for the rights of 16 and 17yearolds to vote. Thank you. [applause] thank you thank you for your speech. Its been another quite exceptional debate. To conclude the debate, please welcome from london sean [inaudible] [cheers and applause] vote at 16, and as weve seen from the back bench speeches, the u. K. Youth parliaments issue [inaudible] in the last four years, vote at 16 has been debated here three times with a collective amount of 408,201 votes for it since 204 and not to mention last Years National campaign. But what does this actually show . Perhaps the fact its been debated so many times in this chamber shows that we as a Youth Parliament have not been effective enough, and we need to campaign again. Or, on the flip side, have we campaigned enough already, and we keep repeating hitting this concrete obstacle . Momentum. The vote at 16 campaign to me is perfectly summed up by the phrase of us, the young people, as the Unstoppable Force versus the immovable objects being our government. The 2017 general election was a perfect example of how young people can truly be a powerful Political Force and the majority of Political Parties even had votes at 16 in their manifesto. And now we have to make a crucial decision. You see, do we pull out of this strong momentum of people and politicians across the u. K. Realize the significance of this campaign, or do we again further this momentum, put pressure on the cracks and finally push through this immovable objectsome because last week in this very chamber, yes, the votes at 16 bill was debated, and while many of our mps supported it, we still have the stale, tasteless and quite ignorant comments made about young people, and it was concluded we have no political knowledge whatsoever. How surprising. But i want to look into that, because i want with everyone in this chamber to look to your right and now look to your left. You see, we all represent a constituency, and in that constituency we have local Youth Parliament, each filled in some cases from 10 to hundreds of young people. Just think how many people are involved in Youth Parliament alone. We defeat the stereotype that young people arent politically educated, and we only represent the tip of the iceberg. Because politics is becoming a fashion, and in this new era were brought up into a world of technology and social media. For example, we can learn about controversial Current Affairs from simple tweets. And we all know in some cases these simple tweets can come from even, well, simple president s. [applause] point being, it finally feels like young people are actually surrounded in this world of politics. However, what about those who generally have a lack of political education . How do you instruct votes at 16 nationally when schools cant even instruct basic political knowledge . How do we insure our new era of young people not fueled by the fooled by the fake news they see online and in some cases brainwashed by political views . Perhaps we should prepare young people for the vote. A year ago, mr. Speaker, i stood at the back bench, and i said to get voted at 16 votes at 16, this change cannot happen without a scent of idealism. Having said that, if we all have this sense of idealism from the young people to the mps, in this generation or the next we theoung people will finally fulfill in this role as the Unstoppable Force. Thank you. [applause] thank you, sean. The enthusiasm and electricity in the chamber are on a scale that i dont think ive previously witnessed. Its hugely to your credit, and i hope that pulsating through your veins is this great sense of excitement at and pride in the occasion, because that certainly was, i feel im afraid youll hear more from me later, but certainly i feel very excited and privileged to be sitting in this chair listening to speeches of principle, of integrity and of passion. Weve had two fantastic debates. Coming up here on cspan2, a congressional hearing on how the u. S. Senate could improve its process for nominations in the executive branch and judiciary. Then, innovations in elementary and secondary education. Education secretary betsy devos participates in the discussion. And at four eastern, the senate meets in a pro forma session. In legislative business is expected. Well have live coverage here on cspan2. President trump has returned to the white house and tweeted this morning crook ared Hillary Clintons top aide huma abedin has been accused of disregarding basic security protocols. Remember sailors pictures on submarine . Jail. Deep state Justice Department must finally act, also on comey and others. We could hear questions with about this and other topics from reporters during todays White House Briefing live at 2 p. M. Eastern over on cspan. And the second session of the 115th Congress Starts this week. The senate is back tomorrow and with two new democratic lawmakers; Alabamas Doug Jones and minnesotas tina smith. The house returns next week. Some of the issues facing congress in the new year, government funding temporary spending ends january 19th and this years state of the union address. The House Speaker has invited President Trump to address a joint session of congress on january 30th. You can watch the house live on cspan and the senate live on cspan2. This weekend cspans cities tour takes you to springfield, missouri. While in springfield, were working with media come to explore the literary scene and history of the birth place of route 66 in southwestern missouri. Saturday at noon eastern on booktv. Author jeremy neely talks about conflict occurring along the kansas missouri border and the struggle over slavery in his book, the border between them. In 1858, john brown having left kansas comes back to the tore story, and he begins a series of raids into western missouri during which his men will liberate enslaved people from missouri and help them escape to freedom. In the course of this, theyll kill a number of slaveholders. And so the legend or the not ryety of john notoriety of john brown really grows as part of this struggle that people locally understand is really the beginning of the civil war. Then sunday at 2 p. M. On American History tv we visit the nra National Sporting arms museum. Theodore roosevelt was probably our shootingest president. He was a very, very avid hunter. First thing he did when he left office was organize and go on a very large hunting safari to to africa. Now, this particular rifle was prepared specifically for roosevelt. It has the president ial seal engraved on the breach and, of course, roosevelt was famous for the bull moose party, and there is a bull moose engraved on the side plate of this gun. Watch cspans cities tour of springfield, missouri, saturday at noon eastern on cspan2s booktv and sunday at 2 p. M. On American History tv on cspan3. Working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. Next, a hearing on ways to improve the procedures for considering executive and judicial nominees. The bills sponsor is Oklahoma Republican senator james lankford. He testified on why he thinks changes are needed. The senate rules and Administration Committee hosted this hearing. Its an hour and 20 minutes. [inaudible] the hearing will come to order. Today the committee on rules and
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