I wrote to my MP, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, in 2021 asking if she would support a pause on the "conversion therapy" bill given the findings of the interim Cass report, to allow Cass to report fully. I was surprised by her reply, as it is an unusual tactic for MPs to suggest constituents (and party members) support torture, and queried it at the time. She never replied so I have now written again asking if she would like to retract.
In her reply, she said "I join calls to eradicate conversion therapy as a form of homophobic, biphobic, transphobic and acephobic abuse, and I support a legislative ban to make conversion therapy illegal. LGBTQ+ people deserve to live and love in peace. This is the most basic of human rights and I stand in
full solidarity with those campaigning for an end to this torture. I am pleased to have signed the EDM #565 - LGBTQ+ conversion therapy in the UK. There is no justification for this torture to continue and I am pleased to see the Government has opened a consultation on banning conversion therapy. I hope that legislation to end the practice will quickly follow this consultation and I look forward to supporting it through Parliament."