Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN HL2158

Anti-Muslim Hostility

Tabled: 15 July 2026
Answered: 29 July 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what is meant by “hostility” in the new anti-Muslim hostility definition, and how they distinguish hostility towards Muslims as people from disagreement with, opposition to, or criticism of Islamic beliefs, practices, or po

Answer

The Government has not adopted the All Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims Definition of Islamophobia, and has not issued guidance to organisations who have. On the 9 March, the Government adopted a non-statutory definition of anti-Muslim hostili...
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