{"value":{"id":1920643,"askingMemberId":4944,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-06-25T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-07-09T00:00:00","uin":"HL1335","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government when they will update and publish a new hate crime action plan.","answeringBodyId":7,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":5382,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-07-09T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>On 9 March 2026, the Government published <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protecting-what-matters-towards-a-more-confident-cohesive-and-resilient-united-kingdom/protecting-what-matters-towards-a-more-confident-cohesive-and-resilient-united-kingdom\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Protecting What Matters</em></a>, which outlines our approach to improving social cohesion, including the steps we are taking to combat hate crime.</p><p>The Government is currently prioritising the implementation of measures outlined in <em>Protecting What Matters</em>, as well as continuing existing programmes to address hate crime and religious hatred.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Hate Crime","attachments":[{"url":"https://qna.files.parliament.uk/qna-attachments/1920643/original/HL1335 Protecting What Matters.pdf","title":"Protecting what matters","fileType":"pdf","fileSizeBytes":933124}],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1920643","method":"GET"}]}