Oral QuestionForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

What assessment he has made of the steps needed to secure a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza.

Tabled: 6 March 2024Answered: 12 March 2024

Asked by

Sir Desmond Swayne

ConservativeNew Forest West

Answering Minister

the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Equalities (Dame Nia Griffith)

Conversion practices are abuse. They have no place in society and must be stopped. The Conservatives promised to ban conversion practices six years ago and failed to deliver. They then dropped it from their manifesto this summer. We are getting on with the job and working hard on legislation to deliver a trans-inclusive ban that offers protection from those harmful practices, while preserving the freedom of individuals to explore their identity and respecting the important roles of those supporting them. We will publish our draft Bill later this Session, as outlined in the King’s Speech.