am i am from scotland. -- >> i am from scotland. [unintelligible] >> thank you very much, indeed. the young lady, the third row back. >> i am from the northwest. you could join the army, seeking get married, when you are 16. young people can fight for our country and they should have a say in which way things turned. i believe that 16 would be able to focus. if we have to pay taxes, we should have the ability to vote. if they keep the age at 18, we should not have to pay taxes until we are 18 and we can vote. >> thank you. >> david, from bexley. we are 16, and we can vote. we can vote in the u.k. youth parliament. you could vote in the u.k. youth parliament until your 18, then you can vote in the main parliament. we can already vote. >> thank you very much. ok, the young lady here. >> i am from southeast. one of the main reasons the general public is against lowering the voting age is because they say young people are not interested enough in politics. however, what we are doing here purse that people actually are interested in politics. people say that maturity is an issue when v