HC Deb 28 June 1974 vol 875 c39W
Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce legislation to give a right of anonymity to the parties involved in rape cases.

Mr. Alexander W. Lyon

No. The court may request the Press to refrain from publishing the name of the complainant in appropriate cases as in many prosecutions for blackmail, but this is a matter properly within the discretion of the Press.