Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:43 pm on 5 July 2017.
David Rowlands
UKIP
5:43,
5 July 2017
I’m not too sure that I can get it in within that period of time.
Any crime or incident motivated by either prejudice or hatred of an individual or a specific group of people is clearly deplorable. Fortunately, such crimes are a rare occurrence as the Majority of people living throughout Wales and the UK are, quite rightly, respectful and tolerant. Where this does occur, as a civilised and reasoned society, we should always do everything within our power to reprimand those responsible.
I will just go to my last few words on that. Quoting exaggerated statistics does not help those who may be the subject of true hate crime. It simply serves to cause them alarm and distress over its supposed prevalence.
The term "majority" is used in two ways in Parliament. Firstly a Government cannot operate effectively unless it can command a majority in the House of Commons - a majority means winning more than 50% of the votes in a division. Should a Government fail to hold the confidence of the House, it has to hold a General Election. Secondly the term can also be used in an election, where it refers to the margin which the candidate with the most votes has over the candidate coming second. To win a seat a candidate need only have a majority of 1.