Communities: Young Muslims

Lord Beecham Excerpts

Thursday 25th June 2015 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Williams of Trafford]

The noble Lord is absolutely right—hate crime is hate crime.

[Lord Beecham (Lab)]

My Lords, will the Government consider convening a meeting of the different faith communities to encourage collaboration around combating Islamophobia? Perhaps that could draw on the experience of the Community Security Trust, which works with both Jewish and Muslim communities to protect places of worship—a very good example of interfaith collaboration.

[Baroness Williams of Trafford]

My Lords, I have a long history of work with interfaith communities, which is well established back in my home area of Trafford. I am pleased to be able to tell the noble Lord that I am already engaging in that work.