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1402144

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2022
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Conversion Therapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress her Department has made on its extended consultation on banning conversion therapy.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	905026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government extended the consultation period to the end of Friday 4 February 2022 to allow a further opportunity to input for those who are yet to respond and to take account of the Christmas and New Year break. The consultation responses will be used to further refine the Government’s policy proposals and inform the process of developing legislation.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 12/01/2022 16:11:23 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1404961

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2022
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Conversion Therapy: France
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the recently enacted legislation to ban sexual orientation and gender identity conversion therapy in France and the exclusion of a provision to allow informed consent in that legislation.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	108509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>Our proposals to ban conversion practices often known as conversion therapy are robust and comparable to other bans in place, or currently under development, around the world.</p><p>We are engaging with a wide range of international jurisdictions including France, Canada, New Zealand and Malta and will continue to work with a wide range of domestic stakeholders as our policy develops.</p><p>The existing criminal law is clear that a person cannot consent to serious harm and we do not propose to change this. We are working closely with colleagues in the Ministry of Justice, Home Office and the Department for Health and Social Care to ensure that the proposals will complement existing laws, including the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, and that they will not interfere with existing professional obligations and regulatory frameworks.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 108510 108511 question first answered 25/01/2022 16:58:11 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1404962

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2022
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Conversion Therapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions her Department has had with the Home Office on assessing the potential impact of introducing consent as a defence for abuse in a conversion therapy ban on other areas of legislation relating to abuse including the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	108510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>Our proposals to ban conversion practices often known as conversion therapy are robust and comparable to other bans in place, or currently under development, around the world.</p><p>We are engaging with a wide range of international jurisdictions including France, Canada, New Zealand and Malta and will continue to work with a wide range of domestic stakeholders as our policy develops.</p><p>The existing criminal law is clear that a person cannot consent to serious harm and we do not propose to change this. We are working closely with colleagues in the Ministry of Justice, Home Office and the Department for Health and Social Care to ensure that the proposals will complement existing laws, including the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, and that they will not interfere with existing professional obligations and regulatory frameworks.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 108509 108511 question first answered 25/01/2022 16:58:11 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1404963

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2022
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Conversion Therapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions her Department has had with the Department for Health and Social Care on assessing the potential impact of introducing consent for talking conversion therapy on the regulation of other psychologically harmful treatments.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	108511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>Our proposals to ban conversion practices often known as conversion therapy are robust and comparable to other bans in place, or currently under development, around the world.</p><p>We are engaging with a wide range of international jurisdictions including France, Canada, New Zealand and Malta and will continue to work with a wide range of domestic stakeholders as our policy develops.</p><p>The existing criminal law is clear that a person cannot consent to serious harm and we do not propose to change this. We are working closely with colleagues in the Ministry of Justice, Home Office and the Department for Health and Social Care to ensure that the proposals will complement existing laws, including the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, and that they will not interfere with existing professional obligations and regulatory frameworks.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 108509 108510 question first answered 25/01/2022 16:58:11 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1405290

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2022
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Conversion Therapy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the (a) Scottish Government and (b) Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that legislation banning sexual orientation and gender identity conversion therapy will provide the same level of protections for all LGBT+ people in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	109196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government has been liaising with Territorial Offices and the devolved administrations including the Scottish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive on this important issue. It is positive to note that developments in all four parts of the UK are such that there is work underway, at different stages, to end conversion practices often known as conversion therapy.</p><p>Officials will continue to work with their counterparts to discuss the UK Government’s proposals for England and Wales and share advice and progress on the approach to banning conversion therapy practices. We will share responses to our current public consultation relating to Scotland and Northern Ireland with relevant officials and we look forward to receiving further details of the Scottish Expert Advisory Group’s findings once they are developed. We have also provided the Scottish Parliament with written evidence on our plans to ban conversion therapy.</p><p>We are engaging with a wide range of international jurisdictions including Canada, France, New Zealand and Malta to understand the approaches they have taken or are developing to ban conversion therapy and to share our own developments too.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 109354 question first answered 26/01/2022 14:24:03 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1405330

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2022
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Conversion Therapy: Canada
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policy on legal consent of the policies of the recently enacted Canadian legislation on sexual orientation and gender identity conversion therapy in Canada.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	109354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government has been liaising with Territorial Offices and the devolved administrations including the Scottish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive on this important issue. It is positive to note that developments in all four parts of the UK are such that there is work underway, at different stages, to end conversion practices often known as conversion therapy.</p><p>Officials will continue to work with their counterparts to discuss the UK Government’s proposals for England and Wales and share advice and progress on the approach to banning conversion therapy practices. We will share responses to our current public consultation relating to Scotland and Northern Ireland with relevant officials and we look forward to receiving further details of the Scottish Expert Advisory Group’s findings once they are developed. We have also provided the Scottish Parliament with written evidence on our plans to ban conversion therapy.</p><p>We are engaging with a wide range of international jurisdictions including Canada, France, New Zealand and Malta to understand the approaches they have taken or are developing to ban conversion therapy and to share our own developments too.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 109196 question first answered 26/01/2022 14:24:03 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1194941

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he had with the First Minister of Wales on the content of the Prime Minister's statement of 10 May 2020 in advance of that statement being made.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	46003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friends the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and I are in regular discussions with the First Minister of Wales on our Governments’ response to Covid-19. These discussions are part of on-going and regular dialogue between the governments at all levels as part of the UK-wide response to the pandemic. The overall approach in responding to the pandemic remains aligned across the UK, with each government able to modify that approach to reflect the needs of each constituent nation of the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart grouped question UIN 46004 46005 question first answered 18/05/2020 15:20:05 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1194942

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Welsh Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many times he has had discussions with the First Minister of Wales since 1 March 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	46004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friends the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and I are in regular discussions with the First Minister of Wales on our Governments’ response to Covid-19. These discussions are part of on-going and regular dialogue between the governments at all levels as part of the UK-wide response to the pandemic. The overall approach in responding to the pandemic remains aligned across the UK, with each government able to modify that approach to reflect the needs of each constituent nation of the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart grouped question UIN 46003 46005 question first answered 18/05/2020 15:20:05 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1194943

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	First Minister
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many times he has had discussions with the First Minister of Wales since 1 March 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	46005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friends the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and I are in regular discussions with the First Minister of Wales on our Governments’ response to Covid-19. These discussions are part of on-going and regular dialogue between the governments at all levels as part of the UK-wide response to the pandemic. The overall approach in responding to the pandemic remains aligned across the UK, with each government able to modify that approach to reflect the needs of each constituent nation of the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart grouped question UIN 46003 46004 question first answered 18/05/2020 15:20:05 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1194944

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he is taking to ensure that his Department's London office complies with the Government's guidance on social distancing in the workplace.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	46006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>All staff in the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales are currently working from home, in accordance with Government guidance. The Department has no current plans to return staff to the Office.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 18/05/2020 14:34:31 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith