Functioning of Government

Rachel Maclean Excerpts

Thursday 7th July 2022 Commons Chamber

[Michael Ellis]

The matter that the hon. Lady refers to is set in statute, so it is a matter for the law, and that law would have been passed by this House.

[Rachel Maclean (Redditch) (Con)]

It was an enormous honour to serve as a Minister in the Home Office until yesterday, tackling violence against women and girls. I know that is a cause that all Members of this House care deeply about. While we are discussing these matters, victims of rape, sexual assault, stalking and spiking continue to deserve justice and they will continue to be victims of crime. Will my right hon. Friend give his continued support to the vital work of Operation Soteria and the rape review. Will he join me in putting on record my thanks to Detective Chief Constable Maggie Blyth, Chief Constable Sarah Crew, Assistant Commissioner Louisa Rolfe and many other serving senior police officers who I know will capably continue to drive forward this work? Will he also thank the civil servants in the Home Office who I know will continue to do this essential work?

[Mr Speaker]

I understand it is good to get that on the record but there are a lot of other people I have got to try and get in.