Question follow-through · 28723
Hate Crime: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps are being taken to tackle hate crimes and sectarian incidents.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Northern Ireland Office
- Tabled
- 10 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 18 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps are being taken to tackle hate crimes and sectarian incidents.
14 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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18 Sept 2026
Answer published
Incidences of hate crimes and sectarianism are deplorable and have no justification. Nearly thirty years on from the Good Friday Agreement, there is no place for this kind of intolerance in Northern Ireland. Issues relating to justice, including sectarian...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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