Closure of suicide forums

Early day motion 1129, tabled 16 November 2020 by Richard Burgon (Labour). Signed by 52 members.

That this house notes with sadness the death of Joe Nihill, a popular young man and former army cadet from Whinmoor in East Leeds who, following three bereavements, tragically took his life at 23 years old after accessing online forums that encourage suicide; is concerned that these forums, which contain content that both promotes suicide and recommends methods of suicide, can constitute a real danger to people, particularly people suffering with severe mental health problems; calls on the Government to significantly expand funding for mental health treatment and support, particularly for young people; congratulates his family for their inspiring campaign to prevent what happened to Joe happening to other people; and calls on the Government to assess the harm caused by forums that encourage suicide and look at what can be done to stop such promotion by such online promotion.

Signatures by party: Labour 28, Scottish National Party 7, Liberal Democrat 4, DUP 3, Independent 3, Plaid Cymru 3, Conservative 2, Labour/Co-operative 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.