Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help protect Hindu temples.

We are absolutely committed to protecting the right of individuals to freely practise their religion and we will not tolerate anti-Hindu hatred in any form. Government and police routinely assess potential threats to ensure that protective measures are in place to protect Hindu communities and their places of worship against terrorism and hate crime.

Additionally, Hindu temples in England and Wales can benefit from the Places of Worship Protective Security Scheme. This scheme offers physical security measures – such as CCTV, intruder alarms, and secure perimeter fencing to places of worship and associated faith community centres, that are particularly vulnerable to religiously or racially motivated hate crime.