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HANSARDConversion Therapy BanWith your permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to begin by acknowledging the enormously personal statement that my hon. Friend the Member for Bridgend (Dr Wallis) made this…30 Mar 2022HANSARDConversion Therapy BanNo, we do not agree. We believe that, in a free and open society, consenting adults—provided that there is appropriate advice and information so that people understand exactly…30 Mar 2022HANSARDConversion Therapy BanActually, I secured the first Westminster Hall debate on the subject in 2015. I have to tell the hon. Gentleman that, if it were easy, Governments would have done it before. We…30 Mar 2022HANSARDConversion Therapy BanMy hon. Friend raises a very fair point. Both the national LGBT survey of over 100,000 LGBT people and the in-depth Coventry report demonstrated that violent and harmful talking…30 Mar 2022HANSARDConversion Therapy BanI can certainly confirm that we are taking it forward on an urgent basis. Since I took up the role with responsibility for LGBT+ issues, I have engaged with a wide variety of…30 Mar 2022 Bills sponsored (1)