Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Wales Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Lord Mann Excerpts
Wednesday 21st January 2015

(9 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alun Cairns Portrait Alun Cairns
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I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising that issue. It is quite obvious that the pooling of the expertise and experience in Newport provides the shared services facility a great opportunity to try to attract work from both the private and public sectors, and we are determined to do what we can in that area.

Lord Mann Portrait John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab)
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10. What assessment he has made of the prevalence of anti-Semitism in Wales.

Stephen Crabb Portrait The Secretary of State for Wales (Stephen Crabb)
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Incidents of religious and racial hatred are thankfully very low in Wales. But as we approach Holocaust memorial day, it is right that we look again at the efforts we are making to prevent such incidents and to say with a clear and united voice that anti-Semitism and all forms of racial and religious hatred are not compatible with the freedom values that are cherished by the people of Wales. [Interruption.]

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. This question is about Holocaust memorial day and the scourge of anti-Semitism. The House should listen to the question and to the answer.

Lord Mann Portrait John Mann
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Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Jewish community across the whole of the United Kingdom is feeling under increasing threat. Will the Secretary of State ensure that the part of the United Kingdom that he is responsible for is as vigilant and as supported as every other part of the United Kingdom, so that his Jewish community can feel that it has our support?