Speeches by Jardine.

“Did I pick you up correctly—that you think we need to redirect research to encourage it in a different direction?”

“The real problem is where to start. You talked about regulation having to start at the very top and that might start with us; we have to be aware of it. Presumably, there is a lack of awareness that we are just beginning to break into, but there is also a lack of awareness, whether it is deliberate or not, in the busin…”

“As Liberal Democrats, we have been concerned about the lack of a draft Bill on conversion practices, so I am relieved to hear what the Minister has said today. However, given the amount of fear and anxiety that there is among the trans community in this country, can she reassure the House that when the Bill comes forwa…”

“The Question is—[Interruption.] Order. The Member in charge does not have the right to wind up a 30-minute debate. Question put and agreed to.”

“Order. There is a Division in the House on the Crime and Policing Bill—the first of a number. We will suspend the sitting for 45 minutes.”

“I am sorry, but we have to put the Question quickly. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered Government support for disabled people in poverty.”

“I am sorry, but as we are now very short of time, I have to ask everybody to keep to a minute.”

“Order. I urge Members to keep as close to a minute as they can.”

“Order. I remind Members that if they wish to speak in the debate, they should bob. We have only 20 minutes before we have to move to the Front Benchers at 6.6 pm, so please keep speeches very brief or go for an intervention instead.”

“The Parliamentary Private Secretary is here, and the Minister has just arrived.”

“I thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement and welcome in particular the measures about bolstering our consular support. He has also made reference to our assets and the hundreds of thousands of British citizens in the wider region. What reassurance can he give us that their wellbeing is being thought about and th…”

“On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I do not think it matters how one is going to vote on this issue; a lot of us are finding it very frustrating that some Members seem to be deliberately hanging about in the Lobbies to delay the process. In order to get the Bill through and for the public to see that we are res…”

“Will my hon. Friend give way?”

“I thank my hon. Friend for giving way. I share with him concerns about the level and quality of palliative care in this country. However, I do not agree that giving people the choice to end their life, if they are terminally ill and have been diagnosed as dying shortly, in any way undermines our ability as a House to i…”

“If I could interrupt, Baroness Faulkner, my point is that the interim guidance does not guide: it lacks clarity and leaves people in complete limbo, not knowing what the Act means for them, and it is causing a great deal of anxiety. So how do you think that we can progress until we have addressed that, removed the anxi…”

“I was very interested in what you were saying about pitting two vulnerable groups against one another, which is what has happened: women and girls who feel attacked and vulnerable to violence, very often from men, and trans people who feel vulnerable in their lives all the time. Unfortunately, regardless of what your i…”

“No. What I am saying is that regardless of what the interpretation was, the wider implication and result of everything that has happened is that trans people feel that they have lost rights that were guaranteed to them before by the protection of the EHRC. That is how they feel. How are you going to restore that trust,…”

“Thank you for that; I was aware of the timeline but thank you for clarifying it. It still does not answer the basic question that you asked yourself. You said it was a balance between the accuracy, clarity and time. Given some of the questions you have been asked already about clarity and the follow-ups about clarity, …”

“Thank you very much, Baroness Falkner. I am the Women and Equality Spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats, and earlier this year—before the judgment—we completely reframed our policy on LGBTQ rights. I now find myself confused by the interim guidance. A lot of my constituents, party members and acquaintances who have r…”

“Sorry, I meant your interim guidance. I beg your pardon.”