Policy Watch UK-wide

Old enough to make a mark? Should the voting age be lowered to 16?

Closing Date: Tuesday 20 January 2009

Manual for Cancer Services 2008: Draft Children's Measures

The purpose of this consultation is to make the new children's cancer measures clear and comprehensive to be added to the new revised Manual for Cancer Services 2008 (due to be published later this year).

Closing Date: Friday 30 January 2009

Alcohol Labelling Bill

Private Members' bill requiring alcoholic drink makers to place a warning on their products advising of the dangers of drinking, particularly during pregnancy.

Lord Mitchell

Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill

Would introduce the legal changes necessary to allow unclaimed assets in dormant bank accounts to be redistributed to worthy causes. The intention is for a significant portion of the money to be spent on services for young people.

HM Treasury

Drugs (Reclassification) Bill 2007-08

Private members' bill to increase the classification on cannabis.

Christopher Chope MP

Online Purchasing of Goods and Services (Age Verification) Bill 2007-08

Private members' bill mainly concerned with the sale of age-restricted products to children online.

Margaret Moran MP

Voting Age (Reduction) Bill

Private members' bill to reduce the voting age for parliamentary and other elections to 16.

Julie Morgan MP