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I thank the hon. Gentleman for making that point, which I considered making as well.

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I thank the hon. Lady for giving way and for welcoming me back to the Committee by mentioning me in her first paragraph.

What steps the Church of England is taking to support the Government’s plans to ban conversion therapy.

I thank my hon. Friend for his answer and am glad to hear that restatement of the General Synod’s position in 2017.

I just wanted to say that that document has been entered into evidence and is available on the Science and Technology Committee website.

That is potentially a worthy mission, but the point is that the hon. Lady said there is no direction.

Will the hon. Lady give way?

I thank the hon. Lady for the other Newcastle for giving way.

One of the reasons why things look that way from the outside is the accusations made by the Opposition. I have an example. The hon.