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 Jarvis
The 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.