Question follow-through · 36269

Hate Crime: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to make anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes an aggravated offence.

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Home Office
Tabled
6 Mar 2025
Target answer date
13 Mar 2025
Answer
13 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 6 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to make anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes an aggravated offence.

  2. 13 Mar 2025

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  3. 13 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    All hate crimes, including those targeting the LGBT+ community, are completely unacceptable. This Government is determined to tackle these appalling crimes, and we back the police in taking strong action against the perpetrators of these offences.We have ...

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