Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Norman Baker and Madeleine Moon

Monday 10th March 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab)]

7. What assessment she has made of the proportion of reported rapes which resulted in prosecution or conviction in the last two years.

[The Minister for Crime Prevention (Norman Baker)]

Rape is a devastating and under-reported crime. However, the coalition Government is committed to improving the response to rape at every point in the criminal justice system, which includes improving referrals from the police to the Crown Prosecution Service.

[Mrs Moon]

Whatever the rate of civilian success in prosecuting and investigating rape, it is higher than that in the Ministry of Defence system. Will the Minister agree to work with the MOD to improve joint police investigation and service prosecution of rape in the military justice system?