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Ms Nokes noted that 13 countries have implemented nationwide conversion bans, adding: "We'll be reflecting on those examples to make sure we get our ban right".
"The Bill will contain the appropriate safeguards for legitimate forms of therapy, but trying to 'cure' someone from being LGBT is abuse, and we must outlaw it," she said.
A ban on conversion therapy was first promised by Theresa May when she was Prime Minister in 2018, with the pledge repeated by Boris Johnson.
The ban was laid out in two Queen’s Speeches, but dropped from the latest King’s Speech in November, with the government arguing that it needed more time to draft the right legislation.
