HC Deb 24 July 2002 vol 389 c1454W
Mr. Leigh

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if it is intended to lower the age of consent, following the consultation "Setting the Boundaries; Reforming the Law on Sex Offences". [69755]

Mr. Hilary Benn

The independent review body on reforming the law on sex offences recommended that the age of consent should remain at 16.