Early Day Motions

Gay and transgender conversion therapies

EDM (Early Day Motion) 491: tabled on 18 May 2020

Tabled in the 2019-21 session.

This motion has been signed by 22 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House condemns the continued practice of gay and transgender conversion therapies in the UK; notes that this practice has been linked to an increased risk of suicide, poor mental health and substance abuse; recognises that the Government has pledged to ban such practices in their LGBT Action Plan 2018 but has yet to bring forward those plans; further notes that many other jurisdictions have banned this abhorrent practice including most recently Germany; and calls on the Government to expedite plans to introduce a ban on conversion therapies in order to protect the UK's LGBT+ Community.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 15 May 2020
Edinburgh West
Primary
Cooper, Daisy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 20 May 2020
St Albans
Stone, Jamie
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 20 May 2020
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Davey, Sir Edward
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 20 May 2020
Kingston and Surbiton
Carmichael, Mr Alistair
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 20 May 2020
Orkney and Shetland
Betts, Mr Clive
Labour
Signed on 21 May 2020
Sheffield South East

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Black, Mhairi
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 May 2020
Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Chamberlain, Wendy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 21 May 2020
North East Fife
Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on 22 May 2020
Livingston
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 May 2020
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
McDonald, Stuart C
Scottish National Party
Signed on 26 May 2020
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
Mundell, David
Conservative
Signed on 2 June 2020
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Bryant, Chris
Labour
Signed on 2 June 2020
Rhondda
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 4 June 2020
Strangford
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on 4 June 2020
Leeds East
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 6 June 2020
Brighton, Pavilion
McLaughlin, Anne
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 June 2020
Glasgow North East
Hobhouse, Wera
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 16 June 2020
Bath
Wilson, Munira
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 6 July 2020
Twickenham
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on 16 July 2020
Poplar and Limehouse
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 20 July 2020
Hayes and Harlington
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on 15 September 2020
Brighton, Kemptown

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.