The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to say that we must ensure not only that we have the pioneering work on sexual assault carried out by the sexual assault referral centres, to which I pay tribute for developing and continuing such an important way of working, but that we have long-term counselling, Which Rape Crisis centres add in to the support for victims of rape at the local level.

Demolishing that tendency requires institutional change, as does the process by Which Rape Crisis centres, police, the health service and prosecutors work together to provide positive outcomes for victims of sexual crime.