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Clare Gray
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My MP says he’s supporting Amendment NC1 instead… is his argument valid??
Dear Clare Thank you for contacting me about Amendment NC20 (formerly amendment 17) to the Crime and Policing Bill regarding abortion law reform. I share your concerns about the need to address the criminalisation of women under outdated abortion laws, and I appreciate the comprehensive approach that NC20 attempts to take in reforming this area of law. However, after careful consideration of both amendments tabled on this issue, and having reviewed detailed legal advice from abortion providers and legal experts, I have concluded that Amendment NC1 offers a safer path to achieving our shared goal of protecting vulnerable women. While NC20's ambition to create a human rights-based framework is admirable, the legal advice I have seen suggests it creates significant risks: It would largely render the 196/ Abortion Act obsolete, creating a regulatory vacuum It would transfer substantial power from Parliament to individual ministers through secondary legislation The human rights safeguards may prove difficult to enforce in practice It could inadvertently put existing abortion services and rights at risk Amendment NC1 achieves the urgent priority of protecting women from criminalisation while preserving the established legal framework that has protected abortion rights tor over 50 years. It represents a targeted, evidence-based reform with wide cross-party support. I will therefore be supporting Amendment NC1, which I believe offers the most secure path to protecting vulnerable women while safeguarding existing abortion rights. Thank you for your engagement on this important issue. Kind regards Ian Ian Sollom Member of Parliament for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire House of Commons, London, SWIA OAA Email: ian.sollom.mp@parliament.uk Tel: 01480 584072 Follow Ian Sollom on: Facebook X_(formerly_Twitter) | Instagram If you would like to sign up for my regular constituency email newsletters please do so here. Any personal data Ian Sollom MP or his staff members receive will be treated in accordance with lan Sollom's privacy policy which can be found here. Please email ian.sollom.mp@parliament.uk if you would like to exercise any of your legal data rights.
June 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Out with my little helper in Histon today posting leaflets for @kathryn-fisher.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk #votegreen #realhoperealchange
February 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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February 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM