Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Diana Johnson and Peter Bedford

Monday 25th November 2024 Commons Chamber

[Mr Peter Bedford (Mid Leicestershire) (Con)]

A report published today shows that 60,000 hours are taken up each year investigating non-crime hate incidents. Does the Minister agree that confidence in the police could be restored if they prioritised their time and resources to investigate actual crime rather than hurt feelings?

[Dame Diana Johnson]

This Government have made very clear what our priorities are around safer streets and where the focus should be for policing: on halving knife crime and halving violence against women and girls over the next decade. The Home Secretary has also been very clear that a common-sense approach must be taken to non-crime hate incidents. We will work with the inspectorate and the College of Policing on the matter.