Last Saturday, the extremist group Britain First came to Dewsbury town centre, carrying crucifixes and proclaiming the Prophet Mohammed a paedophile. There was understandable concern among our community, with many businesses closing for fear of violence. A huge police operation took place, which clearly cost a lot of money. I...

Last Saturday, the extremist group Britain First came to Dewsbury town centre, carrying crucifixes and proclaiming the Prophet Mohammed a paedophile. There was understandable concern among our community, with many businesses closing for fear of violence. A huge police operation took place, which clearly cost a lot of money. I...

I very much agree with the hon. Lady on that; we benefit from being a multicultural, multi-ethnic society. The different communities in the United Kingdom bring great strength to it. Those who would seek to

divide us should be unreservedly condemned. I pay tribute to her constituents and to those...

I very much agree with the hon. Lady on that; we benefit from being a multicultural, multi-ethnic society. The different communities in the United Kingdom bring great strength to it. Those who would seek to

divide us should be unreservedly condemned. I pay tribute to her constituents and to those...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria must be applied when classifying acts as hate speech or incitement to hatred and violence; and whether they have any plans to redefine those criteria following the recent attacks on the offices of the Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what criteria must be applied when classifying acts as hate speech or incitement to hatred and violence; and whether they have any plans to redefine those criteria following the recent attacks on the offices of the Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris.

(2) how many cases reported to the Association of Chief Police Officers True Vision website have led to criminal proceedings in each of the last five years.

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Andrew Stephenson:

(2) how many cases reported to the Association of Chief Police Officers True Vision website have led to criminal proceedings in each of the last five years.

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Andrew Stephenson:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many instances of material that incited hatred and is illegal have been reported using the Association of Chief Police Officers True Vision website in each of the last five years;

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many instances of material that incited hatred and is illegal have been reported using the Association of Chief Police Officers True Vision website in each of the last five years;

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offences of inciting hatred on the grounds of race or religion under Part 3 and Part 3a of the Public Order Act 1986 have occurred in each of the last five years.

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offences of inciting hatred on the grounds of race or religion under Part 3 and Part 3a of the Public Order Act 1986 have occurred in each of the last five years.

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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ban online videos that incite hatred and anger.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ban online videos that incite hatred and anger.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps the Government plan to take to ensure that no undue arrests are made under the Racial and Religious Hatred Bill once that Bill becomes law.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps the Government plan to take to ensure that no undue arrests are made under the Racial and Religious Hatred Bill once that Bill becomes law.

My Lords, in my view the noble Baroness has conducted this matter with great skill and devotion. If one is examining detail, which is what was being examined in the later stages of the Bill’s progress through this House, one cannot do so as if it were the whole House....

My Lords, in my view the noble Baroness has conducted this matter with great skill and devotion. If one is examining detail, which is what was being examined in the later stages of the Bill’s progress through this House, one cannot do so as if it were the whole House....

My Lords, the right reverend Prelate has said that we are not in the position we would like to be, and I would say only that if the Bill had not gone into a secret cabal and we had had the discussion on the Floor of the House, we would probably...

My Lords, the right reverend Prelate has said that we are not in the position we would like to be, and I would say only that if the Bill had not gone into a secret cabal and we had had the discussion on the Floor of the House, we would probably...

My Lords, in moving the Motion that the Bill do now pass, I should say to the noble Lord that all this will be passed over to the other place, which will be able to deal with it. For procedural reasons we were not in a position to table amendments in...

My Lords, in moving the Motion that the Bill do now pass, I should say to the noble Lord that all this will be passed over to the other place, which will be able to deal with it. For procedural reasons we were not in a position to table amendments in...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her generous remarks and helpful explanation. On a matter as sensitive as this, it is important to avoid party-political posturing and concentrate on substance. I pay tribute to the Home Secretary and the Minister for the open-minded and honourable way in which they have conducted...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her generous remarks and helpful explanation. On a matter as sensitive as this, it is important to avoid party-political posturing and concentrate on substance. I pay tribute to the Home Secretary and the Minister for the open-minded and honourable way in which they have conducted...

My Lords, crucial points have already been made in this debate. I want to express gratitude from these Benches for the way in which the Minister has included so many of us in the discussions that have been held in framing what we have before us. I very much welcome many of...

My Lords, crucial points have already been made in this debate. I want to express gratitude from these Benches for the way in which the Minister has included so many of us in the discussions that have been held in framing what we have before us. I very much welcome many of...

My Lords, I will not prolong our proceedings for longer than one minute. Last year I tabled amendments to delete the previous government proposal on a religious hatred offence in the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill. Like many noble Lords, and in concert with so many others in the country who...

My Lords, I will not prolong our proceedings for longer than one minute. Last year I tabled amendments to delete the previous government proposal on a religious hatred offence in the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill. Like many noble Lords, and in concert with so many others in the country who...

My Lords, I object to the read-across, the point taken by the right reverend Prelate and taken by me when I first divided the House on this matter. Therefore I shall abstain, not only for that reason, but for other reasons I have mentioned.

My Lords, I object to the read-across, the point taken by the right reverend Prelate and taken by me when I first divided the House on this matter. Therefore I shall abstain, not only for that reason, but for other reasons I have mentioned.

My Lords, as so often during the long life of these proposals, I speak not in anger but in sorrow. I hope this will not be taken as a partisan point, but our starting point for this latest journey was not very promising. I am reminded of the old joke where one man...

My Lords, as so often during the long life of these proposals, I speak not in anger but in sorrow. I hope this will not be taken as a partisan point, but our starting point for this latest journey was not very promising. I am reminded of the old joke where one man...

My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill do now pass. I should like to take this opportunity to explain to the House the basis on which we propose that the matter should go forward, particularly bearing in mind that pursuant to the discussion we had on Report, it was hoped...

My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill do now pass. I should like to take this opportunity to explain to the House the basis on which we propose that the matter should go forward, particularly bearing in mind that pursuant to the discussion we had on Report, it was hoped...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords who have spoken to this amendment. I appreciate the improvements that have already been made to the Bill, particularly in the matter of intention and freedom of expression. I acknowledge that my amendment may well be deficient as regards definitions. I look forward to hearing the statement that...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords who have spoken to this amendment. I appreciate the improvements that have already been made to the Bill, particularly in the matter of intention and freedom of expression. I acknowledge that my amendment may well be deficient as regards definitions. I look forward to hearing the statement that...