Written Question·Home Office·UIN 83715

Hate Crime: Religious Buildings

Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 29 October 2025

Question

Jessica Toale

LabourBournemouth West

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of protective security measures for (a) churches and (b) other places of worship which have experienced (i) vandalism and (ii) intimidation.

Answer

Dan Jarvis
This Government is committed to protecting the right of individuals to freely practise their religion at their chosen place of worship, and to making our streets and communities safer.The Home Office continues to assess and respond to the security needs o...

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