LGBT History Month

I am always happy to be commentated on by the hon. Member—but I digress.

Despite the absenc...

The hon. Gentleman is making some extremely important points. Does he agree that it is a tragedy ...

The hon. Member makes an excellent point, and I absolutely agree with him.

I commend my hon. Friend and the hon. Member for Wallasey (Dame Angela Eagle) for the important w...

I agree entirely, and I commend my right hon. Friend for all the work he has done in paving the w...

We should note, however, that when same-sex relationships between men were legalised it was due n...

The hon. Gentleman is right. This was not a euphoric overnight decision in 1967 after which every...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way again; he is being very generous to me. Does he note wi...

I agree that that is a great disappointment. It also harks back to the point made by the hon. Mem...

The hon. Member is making some very important points. Does he agree that one thing that we can al...

I agree with the hon. Member. Indeed, in the Women and Equalities Committee we have had some very...

It is a great pleasure to follow the honourable, cheeky wee monkey—the hon. Member for Carshalton...

Shame!

There are not enough of you lot! [Laughter.] It is a great joy that things have changed dramatica...

It is a real privilege to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Rhondda (Sir Chris Bryant), and I ...

May I start by congratulating the hon. Member for Wallasey (Dame Angela Eagle) on securing this d...

I just want to say “Thank you so much” to the Backbench Business Committee, the hon. Members who ...

No.

That is an absolute travesty—we should sort that out.

My hon. Friend has led the way throug...

I am listening carefully to the hon. Member’s speech. She touched on how our community has always...

Absolutely. As I have said throughout my speech, I do not think prejudice is defined by one part ...

I call the shadow Minister.

2.59 pm

Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Obviously, I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting...

I thank the hon. Member for Wallasey (Dame Angela Eagle) and my hon. Friend the Member for Carsha...

The sympathy of the whole House is with the Minister for his sad and difficult experience of gay ...

The allocation of parliamentary time is not within my gift, but I assure the hon. Lady that we ar...

I am sorry if I am about to nick what the Minister is about to say, but next week is National HIV...

I am more than happy for my hon. Friend to steal my lines, because it means I have the chance to ...

The Minister is being very generous in giving way.

On the issue of transgender people, coul...

I thank the hon. Lady, and I apologise that I forgot to mention this point. The Government will b...

The Minister has just confirmed that there will be a removal of countries that are on the list. A...

As I say, these lists are being looked at carefully at the moment, and none of this will be about...

It gives me great pleasure to wind up this extremely enjoyable and profound debate about LGBT His...