Written Question·Home Office·UIN 17371
Religious Buildings: Radicalism
Tabled: 2 December 2024
Answered: 10 December 2024
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) churches (b) synagogues (c) mosques and (d) other places of worship were investigated for suspected ties to extremism in each of the last five years.
Answer
Dan JarvisThe Home Office does not conduct investigations into suspected ties to extremism for places of worship.It is for the police to conduct investigations if an alleged criminal offence is reported to them.