Member

For 10 years, people like me have worked hard to raise these issues. Please do not insult the House of Commons; it has debated Bills from other MPs in overtime, and it has given this quite considerable consideration. They get postbags too; they are not immune to them. They took that decision because they listened to the advice of the professionals, and they listened to the evidence that we have been able to gather over a long time and from a number of places. They did it to protect women; they stood up for women, and it is time for us to do the same.