Commons debate on lifelong sex education due on 26 November

A House of Commons debate on lifelong sex education is due to take place on 26 November. The debate was secured by Samantha Niblett, the MP for South Derbyshire, according to BBC News.

The debate is a backbench debate, a session on a subject chosen by an MP who does not hold a government post. Ms Niblett applied for it in March. She asked for it to be held in the main chamber of the Commons, rather than in Westminster Hall, a smaller debating room within the Palace of Westminster.

Her campaign has been dubbed the "summer of sex" and calls for lifelong sex education. It promotes education about consent, respect and healthy relationships, with the aim of preventing abuse and violence.

Ms Niblett plans a separate event in Parliament to display sex toys and sex education aids. That event is unlikely to take place until the New Year.