Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Stuart Andrew and Karen Bradley

Monday 16th November 2015 Commons Chamber

[Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con)]

3. What assessment she has made of the performance of the police in tackling hate crime.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Karen Bradley)]

The police continue to make significant progress on tackling hate crime. The recording of hate crime has improved and the True Vision website was launched in 2011. Guidance for officers was published in 2014 and there is improved training on the handling of hate crime cases and support for victims.

[Stuart Andrew]

I am grateful for that answer and associate myself with the comments made by my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary. Given the horrific attacks in Paris at the weekend, many Muslim communities are concerned about the potential increase in anti-Muslim hate crime in this country. Can my hon. Friend reassure those communities in my constituency and across the country that the Government are committed to tackling such hatred in all its forms?