Give parents the right to opt their child out of Relationship and Sex Education

This petition was debated in Parliament on Monday 25th February 2019

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MPs who spoke in the debate

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab)
Hannah Bardell (Livingston) (SNP)
John Spellar (Warley) (Lab)
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green)
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston) (Lab/Co-op)
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South) (Ind)
Sir John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings) (Con)
Mrs Madeleine Moon (in the Chair)
John Howell (Henley) (Con)
Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con)
Jess Phillips (Birmingham, Yardley) (Lab)
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood) (Lab)
Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill) (Lab)
Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con)
Paul Scully (Sutton and Cheam) (Con)
Faisal Rashid (Warrington South) (Lab)
Stella Creasy (Walthamstow) (Lab/Co-op)
Chris Green (Bolton West) (Con)
Mohammad Yasin (Bedford) (Lab)
Naz Shah (Bradford West) (Lab)
Rachael Maskell (York Central) (Lab/Co-op)
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (Lab)
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse) (Lab)
Imran Hussain (Bradford East) (Lab)
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP)
Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP)
Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East) (Lab)
The Minister for School Standards (Nick Gibb)

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