Clause 76 - Presumptions about the absence of
Sexual Offences Bill [Lords]
3:30 pm
Ms Vera Baird (Redcar, Labour)
My hon. Friend has emphasised that Government amendment No. 41 is intended to cover drug rape. Does she agree that it would also cover a rape in which the victim is given drink without her consent, such as the case of someone slipping, say, vodka or another spirit into the bottom of the victim's glass when she is already well on the way to being drunk, to tip her over the edge? The amendment does not mention a prohibited substance; it just says any substance, so presumably it would cover alcohol as well.