Clause 1 - Rape
Sexual Offences Bill [Lords]
2:45 pm
Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking, Conservative)
I thank the hon. Gentleman for a very constructive response. That may be a way forward. I hope that I have done my duty today by raising what I regard as a series of problems. The amendment that I tabled, which of course I will not press to the vote because it would be wrong to do so, was intended as a trigger to promote discussion about sentencing in rape cases, and the difficulties that juries have, particularly with the types of rape that I have talked about. I hope that there will be time in future for discussions on how to solve the real problem that I have identified. I have no answers, but many of us in this House know how to raise queries, so my job is done at least in part.