Question follow-through · 38181

LGBT+ People: Hate Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) tackle hate crime against LGBTQ+ people and (b) make LGBTQ+ related hate crime an aggravated offence.

answeredHome Office

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) tackle hate crime against LGBTQ+ people and (b) make LGBTQ+ related hate crime an aggravated offence.

  2. 20 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    All hate crimes, including those targeting LGBT+ people, are completely unacceptable and we back the police in taking strong action against the perpetrators of these appalling offences.We have committed to ensuring parity of protection for LGBT+ and disab...

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