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Religious Buildings: Radicalism

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainHome OfficeTabled Answered 10 December 2024UIN 17371

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) churches (b) synagogues (c) mosques and (d) other places of worship were investigated for suspected ties to extremism in each of the last five years.

Answered by Dan Jarvis

The Home Office does not conduct investigations into suspected ties to extremism for places of worship.It is for the police to conduct investigations if an alleged criminal offence is reported to them.

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