[Mike Gapes in the Chair] — Backbench Business — Male Suicide and International Men’s Day

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 3:47 pm on 19 November 2015.

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Photo of Robin Walker Robin Walker Conservative, Worcester 3:47, 19 November 2015

One issue that we have not touched on much in the debate is homelessness. Men are more likely to be homeless and sleep rough: I think that 87% of rough sleepers are men. A constituent of mine, Hugo Sugg, has talked about how sleeping rough drove him to thoughts of suicide. He now wants to campaign for a better attitude towards youth homelessness and how we encourage people to look at those who are suffering from homelessness, to give them a chance to turn their lives around, working with some of the fantastic charities in this space. Will the Minister join me in paying tribute to the charities and organisations that campaign on homelessness for the job they do in saving men from suicide?