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Defendant Anonymity

I am pleased that the hon. Gentleman has just put it on the record that, based on the available evidence, there is little evidence of a high rate of false allegations. In that context, will he speak to his right hon. Friend the Prime Minister, who did not help the debate when he said, having been questioned about falsely accused rape defendants:""We know that a lot of people are falsely accused"?—[Official Report, 9 June 2010; Vol. 511, c. 328.]"