Mr. Barry Ryan:

On the education and research piece, and the funding of it, it is important to note that in the general scheme it is envisaged - and speaks to the independence of the commission - that it would have a separate Vote. It would have its own Vote of expenditure. That would certainly help in framing a budget for the research and education piece.

The Minister of State mentioned his view on the issue of votes for 16-year-olds. There is a commitment in the programme for Government that the Scottish experience will be examined in respect of reducing the voting age. That could be another valuable piece of work that the commission may be able to undertake - conducting research to look at that experience and make recommendations. Ms Woods can talk about pre-registration and the marked registers.