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HANSARDConversion PracticesI will give way to the hon. Gentleman first and then the hon. and learned Lady.06 Dec 2023HANSARDConversion PracticesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship this morning, Ms Fovargue. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bury South (Christian Wakeford) on securing the debate. I fully…06 Dec 2023HANSARDConversion PracticesThe hon. Gentleman makes some interesting points, but there is an assumption that conversion is a one-way street. It is not. It goes both ways. That is what we are trying to…06 Dec 2023HANSARDConversion PracticesAbsolutely. I think we can agree that we must take particular care in this area when we consider legislative action. Any legislation targeting harmful practices must not affect…06 Dec 2023HANSARDConversion PracticesThank you. That is very nice. Society has moved on, but some people are still subjected to pretty horrific experiences.06 Dec 2023HANSARDConversion PracticesThe hon. Lady makes an important point. I have always been welcomed at every church to which I have been since that time.06 Dec 2023HANSARD Horserace Betting Levy Board and Horse WelfareMy right hon. Friend pre-empts what I was just about to say. He has raised some very important points, and, as I am also the Minister with responsibility for charities, I know how…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Horserace Betting Levy Board and Horse WelfareIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again this morning, Ms Fovargue. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Camborne and Redruth (George Eustice) for securing…06 Dec 2023HANSARDConversion PracticesI hope it will not be too much longer before the hon. Gentleman enjoys the opportunity to put that suggestion forward. I hope the House will understand what I am trying to get at.…06 Dec 2023HANSARDConversion PracticesObviously I have read it, and I look forward to seeing the final report. It will be an important area of work. I cannot give specifics on timing, but if PLS is being done at the…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Elderly and Vulnerable People: Loneliness and IsolationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. This is my third Westminster Hall debate today; clearly, I am the only Minister on duty. However, that brings with it…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Horserace Betting Levy Board and Horse WelfareI fear that this is going to become a bidding war for charities all over the country, but I get my hon. Friend’s point. My commitment to my right hon. Friend the Member for…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Horserace Betting Levy Board and Horse WelfareOne of the key reasons that I went to Newmarket was not just to enjoy a day at the races, but to see for myself the investment being made in the welfare of those horses, and I…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Section 28 Repeal: 20th AnniversaryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I thank the right hon. Member for Exeter (Mr Bradshaw) for securing today’s debate. I listened to what he said about…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Section 28 Repeal: 20th AnniversaryI am grateful to my hon. Friend. I am just scribbling out the word “soon” and putting—29 Nov 2023HANSARD Section 28 Repeal: 20th AnniversaryThe hon. Gentleman is right. We have to make sure that what we are talking about are facts, not descriptions of things that are not happening just to try to advance a fear. Older…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Section 28 Repeal: 20th AnniversaryUnfortunately, I am. I thank all hon. Members for their contributions. We are marking two decades since the repeal of section 28, and even though there have been differing views,…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Section 28 Repeal: 20th AnniversaryLike the hon. and learned Lady, I was in the main Chamber when the Defence Secretary made his statement, which he did extremely well. Yes, all the recommendations are being…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Section 28 Repeal: 20th AnniversaryI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his intervention. He will probably not be surprised that I share that view. It is important that we continue to fund support services that are…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Section 28 Repeal: 20th AnniversaryIn due course, indeed. I remain deeply committed to tackling these issues. I hope that that is known. I promise that work is still going on in this really complex area. We will be…29 Nov 2023