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Parliament has already chosen to use identical language in the context of a defence to a charge of controlling or coercive behaviour, so we say that nothing can be criticised in the drafting of this new offence. No one has suggested any reason for not making this behaviour by quack psychotherapists or counsellors criminal. There is ample evidence that this behaviour is not uncommon. Regulation of psychotherapists, while not strictly relevant to today’s debate, is a long way off anyway. There is here a genuine and serious wrong that needs addressing. I beg to move.