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Conor Burns Excerpts

Tuesday 13th June 2023 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Let us now come to Sir Conor Burns—congratulations.

[Sir Conor Burns (Bournemouth West) (Con)]

T6. Thank you, Mr Speaker. The casual homophobia that is still, sadly, too prevalent in our society here in the United Kingdom is put into stark contrast when one considers that 67 countries around the world still criminalise private consensual sexual activities between same-sex couples. Thirty-two of them are Commonwealth countries and, of the 67 countries, 11 still have the death penalty for sexual acts between same-sex couples on their statue books. This has been brought into focus by the appalling and barbaric legislation brought forward recently in Uganda. May I congratulate my right hon. Friend on the Government’s language on this issue and urge him to put this—

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I have to say this is topical questions and I have to get everybody else in. It is a very important question and I am sure the Minister has got it.