Representation of the People Bill (Third sitting) - 24th March 2026

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Representation of the People Bill (Third sitting).

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-03-24/debates/C2223D5B-1D8D-47E6-9FC7-245BD9795E28/RepresentationofthePeopleBillThirdsitting

10:06 Warinder Juss (Labour)

I want to reiterate what the hon. Member has said. In my experience, the younger the person the more politically engaged they appear to be. I spend so much time going into schools, and I find that younger people are more concerned about the environment than anyone else. I have more emails and letters from schoolchildren about climate change than I have from anyone else. So it is really important that we take that political engagement on board and give them a right to vote at 16.

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10:06 Ellie Chowns (Green)

I completely agree with the hon. Member. It is interesting that young people are often better able to engage with climate change than many of us who are older and are preoccupied with the short-term issues right in front of us.

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