Written question asked by Imran Hussain (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 May 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 May 2019. It was answered by Victoria Atkins (Conservative) on Friday, 7 June 2019 on behalf of the Home Office.
Mosques: Security
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his oral statement of 7 May 2019 on Places of Worship: Security Funding, Official Report, column 468, whether places of faith other than places of worship will qualify for funding for the Ramadan Package.
- Answer
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Following the attacks in New Zealand, we recognised the increased security anxieties being felt by mosques as we approach Ramadan. A security training scheme commenced on the 5 May. We originally committed to 12 workshops but following significant interest we have agreed to fund an additional 10 workshops during Ramadan.
These workshops have been open to faith leaders and have not been restricted to those who have experienced a previous hate crime. We have also made available funds to pay for the distribution of written advice to mosques, community centres and madrassahs. This is a short-term project for which we have awarded grant funding of £74,725 that will sit alongside the wider £5m fund that has been announced for security training for all faiths.
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- 2017-19
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- Finance Security Mosques
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