Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Rachel Reeves and Robert Buckland

Tuesday 14th January 2020 Commons Chamber

[Robert Buckland]

I congratulate my hon. Friend on his recent honour, which is thoroughly deserved after a lifetime in public service, both here and in other elected assemblies. His suggestions are well made. I am already having a number of discussions with ministerial colleagues and thinking very deeply about the range of expertise and individuals that we need, and the diversity of that panel, so that we make sure that the commission, or the committee, is in the best possible place to gather evidence and come up with measured, sensible reforms.

[Rachel Reeves (Leeds West) (Lab)]

9. What plans his Department has to reduce the disparity between the number of rapes reported to the police and the number of suspects charged with that offence.