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Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group

Lords · Question HL6296 · 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 the Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition Working Group is obliged to take into consideration the views of adherents of any other religion 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...