LGBT+ People: Hate Crime
Commons · Question 38181 · Tabled 13 Mar 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) tackle hate crime against LGBTQ+ people and (b) make LGBTQ+ related hate crime an aggravated offence.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 20 Mar 2025
All hate crimes, including those targeting LGBT+ people, are completely unacceptable and we back the police in taking strong action against the perpetrators of these appalling offences.We have committed to ensuring parity of protection for LGBT+ and disab...