PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Hate Crime (30 November 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on tackling the recent rise in hate crimes, particularly racially motivated crimes.

Asked by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)

All forms of hate crime are completely unacceptable.  This government has made it clear that victims should be supported and that the cowards who commit these hateful attacks should feel the full force of the law.

The biggest driver for the increase in recorded crime is general improvements in police recording, along with increased victim willingness to come forward. The police are also improving how they identify hate crimes. However, we cannot be complacent and we recognise there is still much we can do to continue to drive hate crime down, support victims and bring perpetrators to justice.

To achieve this my Department is working closely with the Home Office to prepare a new Hate Crime Strategy which will address all forms of hate crime, including racial hate crime.

Answered by:
Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Conservative)
6 December 2021