Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with devolved administrations on coordinating prevention and response to targeted attacks on places of worship.

The Government is clear that protecting the right of all faith communities to worship in peace and without fear is fundamental.

The Home Office works closely with the devolved administrations on issues relating to the safety and security of communities. This includes regular engagement through the governance of the CONTEST system, which monitors the implementation of the UK’s counter-terrorism strategy and ensures that we maintain effective co-ordination across government.

We continue to work closely with the police and other partners to monitor threats and ensure that effective and proportionate protections are in place to protect communities from hate crime, terrorism and wider security threats.