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  • Under-18s say Yes to lower voting age; No to lower candidacy age - 31 Oct, 2007

     Results from Hansard Society's HeadsUp forum on age of electoral majority The Hansard Society's HeadsUp forum reached some interesting conclusions to add to the ongoing debate on the age of electoral majority. The forum narrowly supported a reduction in the voting age to 16 but ...

  • Reduce the power of the whips, says Hansard Society - 30 Oct, 2003

    Select committees can't be effective when government whips appoint members The Hansard Society welcomes today's expected Commons' decision to pay chairs of select committees a salary for their work, but says such a move must be accompanied by further reforms in order to make ...

  • Norfolk residents develop parliamentary links - 15 Oct, 2003

    On Tuesday October 14, a group of voters from Rt Hon Gillian Shephard MP's constituency of South West Norfolk made parliamentary history by taking part in the new Hansard Society Connecting Communities project. The project's aim is to help individuals and community groups make better use of ...

  • Holyrood and Brussels – a dialogue of the deaf? - 10 Oct, 2003

    Hansard Society Scotland examines Scotland's relationship with the European Union This year's Hansard Society Scotland Annual Conference debates Scotland's relationship with the EU and asks if Scotland's voice is being heard effectively. Keynote speaker at the one-day conference, which takes place on Monday October 13, ...

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