Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 9 of the evidence submitted by his Department to the Home Affairs Select Committee Inquiry on hate crime and its violent consequences, what training he plans to provide to editors and journalists; and when such training will be implemented.

The cross-Government Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group has engaged with the Society of Editors and Independent Press Standards Organisation to discuss ways to tackle the negative portrayal of Muslims in the media. These discussions have considered suitable options for supporting journalists, including on matters of religious literacy such as appropriate terminology. This work is ongoing.