§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has now received the advice of the Honourable Mrs. Justice Heilbron and the group he set up to advise on the law of rape, in light of the recent House of Lords judgment; if he will publish this, together with his own conclusions; and if he will make an early statement about future legislation on this matter.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsI hope to receive this advice before the end of the Session and will publish it. I will, of course, report to the House when the Government have considered the issues raised.