Member of Parliament
Lord Khan of Burnley
Member since
04 Feb 2021
Bills sponsored
2
Speeches (30d)
0
Speeches (all)
535
Written questions
0
Last spoke
05 Sept 2025
Recent contributions (535)
HANSARDVoting at 16My Lords, let me first say that the Government were elected on a clear mandate, which included lowering the voting age to 16 for all elections in the UK. This is a major change in…24 Jul 2025HANSARDVoting at 16My Lords, my noble friend makes an excellent point. We are confident that, with the right education and support, young people will participate meaningfully. Young people are the…24 Jul 2025HANSARDVoting at 16My Lords, let me say first that I always welcome encouragement from the noble Lord, and I will take that back. To address his question directly, we intend to actively explore and…24 Jul 2025HANSARDVoting at 16My Lords, the noble Baroness makes a very strong point. I will take it away, because ultimately we want to get more people registered and able to take part in our democracy. We…24 Jul 2025HANSARDVoting at 16My Lords, I am going to repeat the answer I gave to my noble friend. Education in our schools is a vital part of implementing this policy. In relation to knowledge and skills, we…24 Jul 2025
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