Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 March 2015 to Question 226670, and with reference to paragraph 2.64 of the Budget 2015, what proportion of the additional funding will be for increased security funding for synagogues and mosques.

The Government works with the police to ensure the safety and security of all communities. Following recent attacks against individuals and Jewish community sites in Europe, there have been considerable efforts from the police, working with the community, to mitigate threats to Jewish interests in the UK.

On 18 March the Prime Minister announced an additional £10.9 million of funding for protective security measures to further ensure the safety and security of the Jewish community, including at synagogues, Jewish schools and community sites. This was part of £23.9 million provided in the budget for 2015-16 for counter-terrorism and protective security measures.

Ensuring that there is effective security at crowded places and potentially vulnerable sites remains a key priority for Government. We provide considerable advice and guidance to mosques, madrassahs and other Islamic centres. Monitoring of the security situation remains under constant review.