<P> The UK Ministry of Justice published on 3 July 2007 a Green Paper entitled The Governance of Britain , in which it proposed the establishment of a `` Youth Citizenship Commission '' . The Commission would examine the case for lowering the voting age . On launching the Paper in the House of Commons , PM Gordon Brown said : `` Although the voting age has been 18 since 1969 , it is right , as part of that debate , to examine , and hear from young people themselves , whether lowering that age would increase participation . '' </P>
<P> The UK Ministry of Justice published on 3 July 2007 a Green Paper entitled The Governance of Britain , in which it proposed the establishment of a `` Youth Citizenship Commission '' . The Commission would examine the case for lowering the voting age . On launching the Paper in the House of Commons , PM Gordon Brown said : `` Although the voting age has been 18 since 1969 , it is right , as part of that debate , to examine , and hear from young people themselves , whether lowering that age would increase participation . '' </P>
at what age can you vote in uk
at what age can you vote in uk
18
18