HC Deb 16 September 2003 vol 410 c728W
Mr. Simon Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will take steps to make male against male rape an offence in Northern Ireland. [115046]

Mr. Paul Murphy

Article 18 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 makes it possible for rape victims to be men and boys.

Mr. Simon Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will abolish the penalty for consensual heterosexual anal intercourse in Northern Ireland. [115045]

Mr. Paul Murphy

Article 19 of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 provides that anal intercourse is not an offence if it takes place in private and both parties are 17 years or over.