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Question for Women and Equalities

UIN 904022, tabled on 1 May 2025

Question

Cat Smith
Labour
Lancaster and Wyre
Commons

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to ban conversion practices.

Answer

Dame Nia Griffith
Labour
Llanelli
Commons

Answered on

7 May 2025

Conversion practices are abuse, and I can assure my honourable friend that this Government is absolutely committed to introducing a fully trans inclusive ban on conversion practices.

This is a complex issue, and it is imperative that we get this right. We are working hard to draft legislation which offers protection from these harmful practices, while also preserving the freedom for individuals to explore their identity, and respecting the important roles of those supporting them.

The previous administration failed repeatedly to deliver on this issue. We will not. We will publish our draft Bill later this session, as set out in the King’s Speech.

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