Does my hon. Friend agree that it takes enormous courage for anyone to go to court in cases of child abuse, domestic abuse or rape—the issues we are talking about? I worked in the victims department at the Ministry of Justice, supporting people to go forward and get prosecutions, and one in seven Rutland residents is a veteran. Does my hon. Friend also agree that an insidious silence is forced on victims, gagging them and preventing them from going out to get justice in the first place, let alone once they get to a court?
Armed Forces Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Alicia Kearns
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 6 December 2021.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Armed Forces Bill.
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