Right to vote that weve all been democratically elected to put pen to paper. 75 of them turned out to do so and whats more they may do so again. [laughter] [applause] in the words of Winston Churchill if we moved th move tn today we will take the next with [inaudible] just like those that came before us with determination we can play a part in bringing about absolute democratization. [cheering] thank you for a terrific and truly outstanding speech. In a moment im going to call a speaker from england the warmest possible welcome. [applause] [inaudible] [laughter] [inaudible] that is the time it took. We have 12 months. Centuries later fighting the same cause within the limits of time thatmi we have however we will carry on campaigning and convincing they may be able to withstand the criticism present in this room today i dont believe so. The only way to do that the only way to do that is the curriculum for life. We cannot convince the opposition so one whether it is 21, 26, 18 or 16 they can make these decisions. [inaudible] to win the battle of civil rights is only corrupt however they will be the future to wash away the first tide of criticism. We value at it with individual liberty and i was told we valued Mutual Respect and we value democracy. I stand here to say no we will not succeed by tomorrow or next month. Maybe not even in the next year and once we do in victory we shall stay. Thank you mr. Speaker. [laughter]an thank you for an exceptional speech. It was a very impressive speech indeed. We can have a speaker [inaudible] sph of 18 this wouldnt be the excuswould be theexcuse to d 17yearolds the right to vote for this reason. They are by law able to pay and why are we able to feed into the country economically it feels like the only seem to care about the electorate so how will we ever be active citizens in the uk if we introduce a demographic imagine the support and the result of policies into generations thank you very much. [applause] thank you. In the last debate the east midlands was called relatively late. Some have to be first and last and in between. Im looking for a speaker now just a gentle man that i saw first. Thank you mr. Speaker. We keep getting the same outcome and to the point should give another chance or they will not be supporting this motion they will be committed to change and it is a short span of time that such a big campaign thing can be done to give another one a. Thank you. [applause] what about the north west england im referring to the young woman on the third row anyway the most interesting display. [inaudible] thousands of workingclass people including those from my own town gathered to campaign and following that lets stop forward a little bit. This summer the democratically elected Youth Council met with our local [inaudible] many of the arguments against the discredited law i think that argument needs to be had and today they can join in to vote for who they want as the leader of their party. It seems to me they are allowed to take up the democratic process only when it does it ine a political party. So much of the obstruction in the democracy for the private members and two in extent it would validate and that is why they are afraid of giving the boat because they a know it. Not because of the turnout at the council civics [inaudible] all the way to the house of commons and that is the power of the United Kingdom parliament. We forced them to sit up and listen to the process and i cant believe that in the Campaign Last friday we protected the change in the complete fallacy. And i suppose a point that has been ignored would lead us to be better citizens. We are more aware and important why would we want to oppose that. [applause] thank you very much for your speech. Pe lets have a speaker if possible from scotland. The first person i saw was a young woman here. I think i i can speak for the majority of us when i say we are so disappointed they dont care enough to engage in the democratic process. We are here. We care and we deserve better. In scotland we are longstanding on this issue and one of the best ways of getting involved in making decisions and having our voices heard through the ballot box. We are the ones who have to live the majority of our lives with a vote referendum so isnt it logical to be the ones deciding the world we want to live and watch as our futures are dictated to us. They want us toci become engaged and make wellinformed decisions when they vote so we need to send them a message to tell them to let us engage and vote. Thankth you. [cheering] that here everyone was permitted to vote [inaudible] damned the generation but they are just aware and if you look at all the faces we ask are you not mature enough when we are sitting in the house of commonss and we should be shut down we must ask ourselves are we not entitled to go right through when we should and must be allowed to vote and why are we not allowed to vote if we get money and contribute why are we not all enough to mix the policies it is the greatest problem facing the system didnt you agree this notion has been swimming around for a long time. It was the year we finally did something. I believe that in working together we will make a change to vote. [applause] what about the West Midlands thank you mr. Speaker. Making their lives better and representing them at the highest level imagine people not having Voting Rights and still not being allowed to vote. It all changed when the modern democracy was born. A 16yearold working, paying taxes, getting married and having children, serving their country in the armed forces and still not having the right to decide who is in their government. Theth representatives of these people and have the responsibility to change this. Vote f16 campaign was almost debated in parliament. Now when we need it the most. Change the destiny of this great nation and create history let us become the wind beneath its wings when more. [applause] the young woman there was trying before. To have the right to vote to take the responsibility of the people can get that we should look at this more broadly. They would be against the notion on this topic. They are not a [inaudible] new perspective of my town council. Will this trigger the education process and work to gain the votes it isnt ideal but how many people that vote now truly understand. For example i know people who dont vote because they think it wont affect them. I never understood. 16 and 17yearolds or responsible enough to vote. To be honest they are more than capable. Yes some can be a bit silly i would like to s see those taken seriously. 101,000 want to vote f16. What difference does it make a person that is the team whos gone through the same education process got two extra years they didnt have to be able to vote [inaudible] represented here today to not worry about those much. But hopefully by 2021 overweight is a couple of years away it has given us what we are entitled to to prove to the government that this is what we want and we want it now. [applause] in any year than i can recall and they have a good memory is Getting Better and better and better and im proud for you. Can we have a speaker from the northeast of england. By this means it is successful with hear from you. This may be an unpopular opinion that ibut it is too young for some people. Some are politically active but i believe that the age of 16 should be devoted to developing the political mind of the Young Persons in order for them to have a critical mind when it comes to voting enabling the young person to have the mature mind to make the decision for themselves when voting at 18. [applause] thank you. At that point of view needs to be heard and b has been. Can we have aee speaker from northern ireland. The young woman here. Im confident all of us are already familiar with how popular this is. I strongly believe its on thatf the most important issues. It keeps showing up and is not going away dot now, and neither are we. Its about choice, freedom and power that young people should be given the choice to choose thisle country and feel politically and socially empowered. We have the power to achieve this end we are not completely silenced but we still need actionon. Lets say weve accomplished the goal in getting people the choice. If we want any motion to succeed, we need to pass this. I urge you to vote so we can turn our passion to action. Thank you. [applause] it may be my fault if i didnt hear but im not sure if we heard your name. The important thing is to credit you for the speech. Thank you for that content and delivery, that was terrific. I think now we are looking for the south west of england. The second gentle man i man andk roain theback road that is wavig ostentatiously. We are excited for you andnd wat to hear from you. [inaudible] have a voice and opinion. We are the next generation to walk upon this earth and live. We are the most important generation and i think 16 and 17yearolds should have the right to vote. They are the most important people to vote. [applause] normally i go back and forth with the question of which regions havent r been heard. Speak to the person im looking for is jumping up and down with uncontrollable excitement so we will hear from him. From one friend to another. Thank you. I didnt know that. [laughter] like many other 16yearolds from across the country [inaudible] [applause] the outdated ideology mr. Speaker something designated with me. You said in politics its not enough to make a good point once. Youe have to keep arguing your case. We voted for the motion but i think this year it sends a strong signal. This time around, this is the Youth Parliament for heavens sake. We must think of what kind of message we are sending outss to people telling them they cant have a say on how to spend their taxes. Telling them they are welcome to serve inin the military but they cant have a say on what kind of country where they can choose the politicians that will send them to war. That is a great injustice and this is our opportunity. [applause] [cheering] thank you very much. That was a i superb speech. The final speech needs to come up i with possible from the east of england. I hope theres somebody from the east of england that wants to speak and we have the young woman here waving her piece of paper. Thank you mr. Speaker. We cant have a say in the other topics so the influential way for those that we believe that the issues of task. In my own area said last week in the bill young people do not have the same maturity is people over the age of 18. This is clearly not true as we stand here today to debate with each other respecting eachst others views. They both alongside them. The maturity suddenly i would understand the nation i live in any completely different way than before and then it was argued 18 and over didnt have the maturity to engage in the system. We have to show that our right to vote is important and something we mustt fight for. We must support this cause for the right to vote. Thank you. [applause] thank you for your speech. [applause]r another quite exceptional debate. To conclude the debate please welcome sean zimmerman. [applause] in the last four years its been debated three times with a collective amount of 408,241 votes and not to mention it was also last Years National wmpaign but what does this actually show . Perhaps the fact its been debated so many times in the chamber shows that we have not been effective enough and we need tove campaign again or have we campaigned enough already and wep keep repeatedly hitting this concrete obstacle of the opposing success of government . The campaign to be as perfectly summed up by the young people as the Unstoppable Force and the objects being the government. The 2017 general election was a perfect exampleth of how young people can be a powerful Political Force and they even had 16 in their manifesto. We have to make a crucial decision do we call out the strong momentum and politicians across the uk that realize this atci the tenth of the campaign r do we put pressure and finally push through this in movable object. Yes it was debated and while many supported it, we still had a stale taste about the comments made by young people and it was clear they say we have no political knowledge whatsoever, how surprising. But i want to look into that because i want everyone in the chamber to look to your right and now look to your left. We all represent a constituency and haveue parliaments each buid in some cases from tens to hundreds of young people. Think of how many people are involved in eachot parliament alone s. We only represent the tip of the iceberg because it is becoming this new technology and social media for example we can learn about the controversial Current Affairs from simple messages as we all know in some cases it can come from president s. [applause] the point being it finally feels like young people are actually surrounded in the politics however generally have a lack of political education when schools cant even instruct basic knowledge how do we ensure the new era of young people are not tricked by the fake news online and the statistics that in some cases are brainwashed by theed extremist political views perhaps we should look to those therepare young people for vote. A year ago reminiscing i sat on the back bench and said this change cannot happenn without a sense of idealism and each year we face new obstacles but also make new progressions. Having said that if we all have this sense of idealism in this generation or the next we will finally fulfill w this role as e Unstoppable Force. Thank you. [applause]thth v. Enthusiasm and electricity in the e chamber on a scale is hugy to your credit and pulsating through your veins this great sense of excitement and youll hear more from me later but certainly i feel very excited and privileged to be serving in this chair listening to speeches of principle and integrity and passion. We have