Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of making the use of Nazi (a) symbolism and (b) salutes illegal in non-academic settings.

The government has a robust legislative framework in place to deal with the perpetrators of racist and other forms of hate crime and expect the perpetrators of these abhorrent offences to be brought to justice. We are deeply concerned about the unprecedented levels of antisemitism we have seen over recent years. That is a stain on society, and we must never relent in our work to root out hatred in all its forms.

The government has been working closely with the Independent Adviser on Antisemitism Lord Mann along with Jewish community voices such as the Community Security Trust on the most effective methods to tackle antisemitism. Government has committed funding of £72m for the Jewish Community Protective Security Grant to provide protective security measures (such as security personnel services, CCTV and alarm systems) at synagogues, Jewish educational establishments and community sites until 2028.

It is vital that the government continues to offer support and reassurance to communities targeted by hatred and that we are firm in pushing back on those seeking to incite hatred and promote extremist narratives.