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Conversion Therapy

Asked by Dr Roz SavageLiberal DemocratWomen and EqualitiesTabled Answered 24 June 2025UIN 60396

The question

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

Answered by Dame Nia Griffith

This Government’s position is that conversion practices are abuse. Such practices have no place in society and must be stopped.

We are committed to bringing forward a trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices. This is a complex issue, and it is imperative that we get this right. That is why, in collaboration with Cabinet colleagues, my officials and I are working hard to draft legislation that protects LGBT individuals from these harmful practices.

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