Debate contribution: Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill: Second Stage
Debate contribution by Mr Trevor Clarke on .
- MLA
- Mr Trevor Clarke
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 22 September 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Private Members' Business
- Heading
- Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill: Second Stage
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5740693
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On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I seek your guidance. On Monday morning, the Speaker gave guidance to the House following the ruling last week that you referenced. On the Second Stage debate, he said:
"The Bill includes references to gender identity. Discussion of gender identity is therefore permissible in the context of the Bill. — [Official Report (Hansard), 21 September 2026, p1, col 1]."
I therefore seek clarity from you tonight: was the Speaker wrong, or are you wrong?
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