Labour MP Etienne Grech asked in Parliament this evening whether the age of consent for sexual acts would be reduced from 18 to 16.

In reply, Family Minister Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca said her ministry was in the first phase of drawing up a comprehensive Children's Act and she did not exclude that this matter would be considered.

The minister gave the same reply when asked whether the drinking age would be raised to 18. 

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