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<p>We published our Counter Extremism Strategy in October 2015 which sets out a range
of measures to deal with the broad challenge of extremism. We have placed a duty on
specified authorities to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being
radicalised.</p><p>We consider vocal or active opposition to our fundamental values
as extremist, whatever guise these are expressed under. This includes when religions
are hijacked by those wishing to promote extremism. As my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime
Minister said in July last year “extremist ideology is not true Islam”.</p><p>HM Government’s
Counter Extremism Strategy and counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST, set out our approach
to tackling the full range of factors that allow extremist and terrorist groups to
grow and flourish. These include directly challenging ideologies, including those
which have a theological basis.</p><p>The Prime Minister recently commissioned a review
into the funding of extremism in the UK. This will include an assessment funding that
comes from overseas. The review is due to report in spring 2016.</p>
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