Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they intend to take to increase the level of reporting of crimes inspired by racial or religious hatred; and what assessment they have made of whether a confidential telephone line would improve reporting rates.

The Government's Hate Crime Action Plan published last year outlined a range of activities to increase reporting across all hate crime strands. The National Police Chiefs’ Council and officials from the cross-Government Hate Crime programme work closely with helpline providers such as Stop Hate UK to help improve the service they offer to victims and to share good practice.