On Tuesday this week a group of MPs contributed in a International Men’s Day discussion that was organised by Nicholas Fletcher who is the Conservative MP for Don Valley. He began with “I beg to move, That this House has considered International Men’s Day. We are here to celebrate International Men’s Day, which took place on Sunday 19 November. It is a day to celebrate all the good that men have done, but also a day to shine a light on the things that adversely affect men so much.” He then commented a significant contribution which can be seen here along with the comments from all of the other MPs. One of them was Caroline Ansell who is the MP for Eastbourne and this is what she stated and the initial response from Nicholas Fletcher to her is below

Caroline Ansell: My hon. Friend has made a passionate case for why young boys need very strong male role models. I would argue that young girls and women need those strong role models too. I entirely support his call for a Minister for men, but would he take this opportunity to congratulate A Band of Brothers, a group in my constituency that provides male mentorship? It has seen incredible, inspiring, transformational success in the lives of the young men it has come alongside. That essential ingredient, role modelling, by a more experienced and mature man, has truly made the difference.

Nicholas Fletcher: I could not agree more. Girls need role models too, which is so important. As chair of the all-party parliamentary group on issues affecting men and boys, and as a Member of Parliament who takes this issue so seriously, I ask my hon. Friend to pass on my thanks to the charity for all the work it is doing….