Question follow-through · 83715
Hate Crime: Religious Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of protective security measures for (a) churches and (b) other places of worship which have experienced (i) vandalism and (ii) intimidation.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 20 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 29 Oct 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of protective security measures for (a) churches and (b) other places of worship which have experienced (i) vandalism and (ii) intimidation.
22 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Oct 2025
Answer published
This Government is committed to protecting the right of individuals to freely practise their religion at their chosen place of worship, and to making our streets and communities safer.The Home Office continues to assess and respond to the security needs o...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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