Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Tom Blenkinsop and Lord Garnier

Tuesday 30th November 2010 Commons Chamber

[The Solicitor-General]

As the right hon. Gentleman knows from his ministerial experience in England and Northern Ireland, and as I am sure he will agree, it is vital that victims are enabled to get their evidence into court. Special measures to protect vulnerable witnesses and intermediaries and other measures are therefore available, and from the work that his Government did and this Government will continue we intend to ensure that victims get their evidence into court—because without the evidence there are no prosecutions.

[Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland) (Lab)]

5. When he next expects to meet the Director of Public Prosecutions to discuss prosecution policy in respect of rape.