Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 123193

Islamophobia

Tabled: 24 March 2026
Answered: 1 April 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has received representations from Jonathan Hall KC on the new anti-Muslim hostility definition.

Answer

Miatta Fahnbulleh
As is standard practice in government policy making, officials undertook limited and focused informal engagement with selected stakeholders as the government considered the advice submitted by the Working Group.