Speeches by Burton-Sampson.

“You made an interesting point there. Is there any evidence of a balanced proportion of white men compared with the white population that tends to engage in the manosphere compared with those of other backgrounds, or is it disproportionate? Have there been any studies around that?”

“The final question from me: what do you think is the best way to combat the rise and influence of the manosphere? Do you think de-platforming and de-monetising manosphere creators can be effective?”

“I will be very quick. You have partly answered this, but I am listening to Committee members and we are all horrified by what we have read and what we are hearing. How has this happened? Where was the societal shift that led to people wanting to go from the physical world to a virtual world? Personally, I cannot think …”

“I want to think about the impact where the manosphere intersects with other extremist ideologies—for example, the alt-right and white supremacy movement—and the impact that intersectionality has on women of colour and other marginalised groups in the form of online and offline abuse.”

“Since the Supreme Court ruling, many trans people have felt discrimination and a loss of their rights despite still being protected under the Equality Act 2010. I am pleased to hear that the Government are bringing forward a trans-inclusive conversion therapy ban, but what else will the Minister do to ensure that trans…”

“1. What steps she is taking to ban conversion practices.”

“The hon. Gentleman makes a good point—mental health services are in a very bad place—but does he agree that the Government have already announced investment in mental health specialists in all schools, and in mental health crisis centres? I have no doubt that once the 10-year plan for the NHS comes out, there will be a…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I rise to speak to clauses 24 to 28, and I will start by sharing the story of two of my constituents: Carol and her husband John. John had been an active member of the local community before he was sadly diagnosed with dementia. As his dementia progressed, Jo…”

“I appreciate the hon. Member’s intervention. He makes the point that there may be situations in which the young person’s request might be inappropriate. However, on the flip side, there may be a situation in which it might be inappropriate for the person with parental responsibility to be the nominated person. They cou…”

“The Lampard inquiry, which relates to my area of Essex, is ongoing. It highlights the issue of people being detained without any clear therapeutic plan or clinical justification. Does my hon. Friend agree that the clause will start to address some of the concerns raised by the inquiry?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Vickers. I was interested to hear what the Minister has just said, but I think it goes much further. Can he give me assurances that we will take time to look at what is driving so many young black men in particular into these mental health crisis situations? We need to…”

“I rise to speak in support of clauses 13 and 14. I have talked briefly today about the ongoing Lampard inquiry. There are two examples that are now public. Patient A was detained under the Mental Health Act for more than five years without a clear therapeutic plan and was subjected to prolonged seclusion and chemical r…”

“With all due respect, it does seem to be a contradiction. You are saying to people, “Here is what you might want to do but seek legal advice.” I do not understand that. Are you the people who give the guidance, or are you the people who do not give the guidance and ask people to seek legal advice?”

“Thank you, Baroness Falkner and John, for your responses so far. Some have accused the EHRC of being overreaching in its interpretation of the Supreme Court judgment. For example, Jane Fae, the director of TransActual campaign group said that you, Baroness Falkner, are “Overreaching” in your remarks because in the case…”

“Just a brief follow-on from that: if you were advising people to take legal advice, why did you issue an interim update which created what seems to be a greater amount of confusion?”

“The update.”

“So to clarify, you were saying, “Here is the guidance. Here is what we think this guidance might look like; do not take this as gospel, go and get some legal advice. But we would like you to tell us whether you think we have this right or not.””

“The way it was laid out to the public has caused a significant amount of confusion though, so that may be something to consider moving forward. However, the interpretation by the Supreme Court also made it very clear that the conclusion does not remove or diminish the important protections for trans people under the Eq…”

“I hear what you are saying but, obviously, that has always been the case in the Equality Act. The Supreme Court ruling has just highlighted that this is the case, but we are still consulting on what that looks like in reality for biological women and men. How about for trans people? They seem to be getting left out of …”

“The Labour Government are working on a range of early interventions for young people in the area of mental health and to stop them spiralling into crime, such as the Young Futures hubs and introducing mental health support in every single school. The hon. Gentleman makes a valid point, but it sits outside the Bill, and…”