HC Deb 10 July 2000 vol 353 cc436-7W
Mr. Barnes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his response is to the report of the Working Party on Rape submitted to the United Kingdom Programme Action Committee of Soroptimist International; and if he will make a statement. [129287]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The report of the Working Party on Rape of the United Kingdom Programme Action Committee of Soroptimist International is an interesting and useful contribution to the discussion on the law on rape and the treatment of rape victims in the United Kingdom. It was submitted to the review that was considering the law of sex offences in England and Wales and contributed to their work.