Religious Hatred
Lords · Question HL6295 · Tabled 28 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Farmer
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to formulate official definitions of hatred or abuse of adherents of Sikhism, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, or any other religions besides Islam.
Answer
Answered by Lord Khan of Burnley, 11 Apr 2025
All forms of racial and religious discrimination are completely unacceptable and have no place in our communities. In the most recently published Home Office statistics the number of religious hate crimes targeting Muslims accounted for 38% of all religio...