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Elliot Colburn: The Minister is absolutely right: great things have been done for LGBT+ people in the last 13 years, including blood donation changes, the PrEP—pre-exposure prophylaxis—roll-out, and of course same-sex marriage. However, hate crime against LGBT+ people is on the up, conversion therapy still has not been banned and the UK has slipped down the ranking for LGBT+ equality. I know that this...
Maria Caulfield: ...I am not denying the challenges for the LGBT+ community raised by the hon. Member, I want to highlight that the Government have brought in major changes over the years with the introduction of same-sex marriage, and the transformation of the management of HIV with the roll-out of opt-out testing and PrEP treatment. I am pleased to announce that, following the advice from the Advisory...
Peter Gibson: ...this debate, and I am pleased to see the Minister present. Many Members here today, in the most LGBT-represented Parliament in the world, are openly gay. We often reflect on how far we have come: same-sex marriage, equalised age of consent, the ban in the armed forces lifted, and the welcome recent apology by the Prime Minister for our LGBT veterans. However, the very fact that we are...
Baroness Garden of Frognal: ...more relevant than algebra. When did noble Lords last use quadratic equations? They were fun while they lasted—I thoroughly enjoyed them—but by golly were they transient. Pupils are pointed to sex and health education although citizenship is not the same as PSHE, important as that is. They learn about ways in which they can play their part in the community, such as caring for others,...
Peter Gibson: ...continue to push for further support and recognition of these important organisations, such as St Teresa’s in Darlington, which do so much good work. Monday marked 10 years since we legalised same-sex marriages. We should be incredibly proud of the progress we have made and how far we have come on LGBT equality. I welcome the progress that we have been making towards our ambition to end...
Stuart Andrew: ...of legislative protection. We have already taken great strides, including: reducing the cost of applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate and moving the application process online extending same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland setting out our plan to end new HIV cases by 2030, and ending the ban on HIV+ people joining the UK armed services; and setting out tailored action to address...
...Board; (c) the number of cases which the Secretary of State directed the Parole Board to refer; (d) the number of cases under subsection (c) in which the Secretary of State reached— (i) the same decision as the Parole Board; (ii) a different decision from the Parole Board; (e) the number of cases in which the Secretary of State’s decision was subject to an appeal made to the Upper...
Tommy Sheppard: ...to that vote. Generally, of course, the bishops’ influence is what one might call socially conservative, particularly when it comes to controversial and passionate arguments about equalities, same-sex marriage, assisted dying and many other issues that have a moral dimension. That element of the legislature tends to create an in-built conservative majority, which places the legislature...
Ben Bradshaw: ..., representing the Church Commissioners, what recent discussions he has had with the Church of England General Synod on its expected timetable for bringing forward proposals on (a) blessings, (b) marriages and (c) rules for clergy in same-sex relationships.
Elliot Colburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made in allowing (a) civil marriage, (b) civil partnership and (c) same-sex marriage ceremonies at Ministry of Defence sites.
Lord Sharpe of Epsom: ...-of-society approach to tackling this issue. As the noble Baroness, Lady Warwick, outlined in her introduction, violence against women and girls—or VAWG—includes crimes such as rape and other sexual offences, stalking, domestic abuse, so-called honour-based abuse, including female genital mutilation, forced marriage and honour killings, as well as revenge porn and upskirting. These...
Stuart Andrew: ...movingly about people even being spat at by those who should have been there to protect them. Over 50 years later, those voices are louder than ever. LGBT people exist and should be accorded the same rights, dignity and respect as all other citizens, whoever they are. I have enjoyed the competition during this debate for who has the best Pride. The hon. Member for Wallasey (Dame Angela...
Alicia Kearns: ...for help once more, let us make sure that we are not found wanting. I wish briefly to mention a call for all overseas territories to fully support their LGBTQ+ communities. We need to legalise same-sex marriage and we need the UK Government to do more than simply support it in principle. In families there are arguments and disputes—not least across the Christmas table—but we know that...
Baroness Neville-Rolfe: ...Lords London SW1A 0PW 7 March 2023 Dear Lord Kilclooney, As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Questions asking how many marriages took place in England for the most recent year for which figures are available; and how many of those were secular (HL6000) and what percentage of religious marriages in England were...
Baroness Neville-Rolfe: ...Lords London SW1A 0PW 7 March 2023 Dear Lord Kilclooney, As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Questions asking how many marriages took place in England for the most recent year for which figures are available; and how many of those were secular (HL6000) and what percentage of religious marriages in England were...
Andrew Selous: ...of this House champion for religions and beliefs all over the world and one that we should therefore apply equally to the Church of England. There are passionately held and differing views about same-sex marriage on both sides of the House and I am also acutely aware of the personal pain and hurt that the issue causes for so many people, but it is for the democratically elected assembly of...
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington: ...the bandwidth to think about women and girls on a daily basis; too many things and issues in daily life distract us. But International Women’s Day is different. I made my maiden speech in this same debate 12 years ago and have not missed many since. A public holiday in much of the world, this annual event is a chance to celebrate advances towards gender equality as well as highlighting...
Vicky Ford: ...everything. I’m free!”, with her arms in the air. May we have more of those free women. G is for girls. They are our future, but we should not think that the experiences they face today are the same as the experiences we had growing up. Adolescent girls are disproportionately negatively affected by online harassment. We need to listen to them, understand their experiences and let them...
Paul Givan: ...that he holds. I appeal to him to work in a manner that is much more constructive and apolitical than the approach that he has taken to date. The Government have legislated on other issues — same-sex marriage, abortion and the Irish language. They were able to legislate on those issues, which were much more controversial than this one, on which we are united and which, collectively, all...