Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 10:41 am on 4 September 2025.
Claire Young
Liberal Democrat, Thornbury and Yate
10:41,
4 September 2025
During recess, at an event to promote the new Avon and Somerset victim service, concerns were raised with me about the delay in publishing a new hate crime action plan for England and Wales to replace the one that expired in 2020. Will the Leader of the House tell us when a new plan will be published? If not, will she agree to raise that with the Minister for Policing and Crime Prevention as a matter of urgency?
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