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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to Question 1226 on Community Relations, what policies the Prime Minister plans to implement to (a) reduce divisions and (b) promote unity.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has established an interministerial Communities & Recovery Steering Group, chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister, that will oversee the ongoing response to recent violent unrest in the medium term.

It shall focus on supporting and empowering communities affected by disorder and in other places, including work to manage cohesion pressures and wider community tensions.

A Communities Recovery Fund has been announced to support the ongoing recovery of the local authorities who have been significantly affected by the public disorder incidents that took place between July and August 2024.