Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Amanda Solloway and Selaine Saxby

Wednesday 13th July 2022 Commons Chamber

[The Minister for Equalities (Amanda Solloway)]

The Government take all hate crimes seriously, and we have robust laws to respond to them. While police have recorded an increase in hate crimes targeting LGBT communities, the biggest drivers for this are an improvement in police recording and the increased willingness of victims to come forward. It is taken very seriously by the Home Office, and we are working with the police on it.

[Selaine Saxby (North Devon) (Con)]

T2. The Devon local authorities on the Social Mobility Commission’s index start with South Hams, which is 49th out of 324, yet North Devon is 238th. What is my right hon. Friend doing to level up such regional inequalities?