Mentions:
1: McArthur, Liam (LD - Orkney Islands) mounting public concern at the time about a rise in all forms of hate crime, particularly in relation to antisemitism - Speech Link
2: Greene, Jamie (Con - West Scotland) Racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, homophobia, transphobia and misogyny are all wrong. - Speech Link
3: O'Kane, Paul (Lab - West Scotland) out of his way to highlight the particularly challenging circumstances of growing Islamophobia and antisemitism - Speech Link
4: Brown, Keith (SNP - Clackmannanshire and Dunblane) Let us have a thought for the people in those groups, such as those who are suffering from antisemitism - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) He tried to make his predecessor Prime Minister, despite him opposing NATO and Trident, ignoring antisemitism - Speech Link
Asked by: Caroline Lucas (Green Party - Brighton, Pavilion)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the terms and conditions of the next round of the Jewish Community Protective Security Grant will be announced; and if he will take steps to ensure that there is no gap in the provision of funding from that grant.
Answered by Tom Tugendhat - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)
The safety and security of the Jewish community is of the utmost importance to the Government. In light of the Israel/Hamas conflict and its impact on domestic hate crime, the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement confirmed that protective security funding for the Jewish community will be maintained at £18 million in 2024/25. In February 2024, in response to reports of increased incidents of antisemitism in the UK, the Prime Minister announced that CST will receive the same level of funding each year to 2027/28 (totalling £54 million for 2025-2028).
The Community Security Trust will continue to manage the grant on behalf of the Home Office, providing protective security measures (such as guarding, CCTV and alarm systems) at Jewish schools, colleges, nurseries, and other Jewish community sites, as well as a number of synagogues.
Mentions:
1: Alex Davies-Jones (Lab - Pontypridd) I know we have both worked hard on things like tackling antisemitism. - Speech Link
Formal Minutes Apr. 15 2024
Committee: Procedure CommitteeFound: Brussels Date s of visit: 26 -28 June 2023 Purpose of visit: Delegation of MPs with the APPG Against Antisemitism
Mentions:
1: Suella Braverman (Con - Fareham) under siege and they have been uprooted, but they are brave and defiant in the face of terrorism and antisemitism - Speech Link
Asked by: Lord Johnson of Marylebone (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk that higher education institutions succumb to pressure from student unions to undertake boycott divestment and sanction actions in relation to their investment and procurement decisions.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
The Government is aware that the BDS Movement has taken credit for divestments from Israeli companies carried out by universities following pressure from student campaigns. For example, the BDS Movement took credit for divestments from Israeli military suppliers by the University of Manchester in 2020 and procurement decisions by King’s College London and Southampton University. The Government is also aware of recent examples of student unions passing motions to lobby their universities to boycott and divest from Israeli companies, including for example Manchester University Student Union in 2022 and Warwick University Student Union in 2023. There are concerns that these campaigns can damage community cohesion and legitimise antisemitism. There are also examples overseas of the BDS Movement pressing universities to boycott or divest from Israeli companies for example in Norway or the United States of America. The Bill rightly applies to universities and higher education providers to prevent them succumbing to student union pressure in the future and to tackle this type of divisive activity on campuses.