§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will make a statement about the Report of the Advisory Group on the Law of Rape.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsThe Report was laid before the House and published today. I am glad to have this opportunity of expressing to the advisory group the Government's gratitude for the thoroughness and speed with which it has carried out its task. I welcome the Report generally and am studying the detail of the recommendations urgently, in consultation with my colleagues, with a view to an early statement.