Member

So many people across this country want a ban: parents, as I have identified; the security services and the police, as set out by the noble Lord, Lord Nash; our teachers, together with their unions; our medical professionals, as set out by the noble Baroness, Lady Cass; our doctors, who tell us that this is a public health emergency; adults who were recently adolescents; and bereaved parents, including Esther Ghey, many of whom I know are here today with us, have written to us so powerfully. Significantly, the majority of children and young people today say that they want a ban. It is too important not to adopt a minimum age when so many are calling for it.