Friend will not leave that point too quickly. Furthermore, we choose not to give them the vote until they are aged 18. Is my hon. My right hon.
Friend is right.
There is an element either of hypocrisy or of pick and choose in the movement for children's rights. No one seriously suggests that a child aged 12 should have the right to demand not to go to school or to be educated. As my right hon. Friend points out, no child has the right to vote before they reach the age of 18, so society severely circumscribes the freedom of children. Does the hon.