The United Kingdom has one of the strongest legislative frameworks in the world to protect communities from hostility, violence and bigotry. We believe that no-one\u2019s opportunities in life should be determined by their ethnicity or religion.<\/p>
The Government takes racist attacks very seriously, which is why we published the Hate Crime Action Plan in 2016. This was refreshed in 2018, when we committed up to £1.5 million for projects to tackle racially and religiously motivated hatred. We continue to work with the police and third party services such as the Community Security Trust, Tell MAMA and GATE Herts to encourage reporting and support victims of racially motivated hatred.<\/p>
We have also asked the Law Commission to undertake a review of hate crime legislation and, last year, launched a national hate crime public awareness campaign.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4169", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Viscount Younger of Leckie"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-08-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-08-07T13:29:23.41Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "7"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Housing, Communities and Local Government"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Housing, Communities and Local Government"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Racial Discrimination"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review legislation on racism; and what action they intend to take to eliminate racist attacks in the UK.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/248", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Jones of Cheltenham"} ], "uin" : "HL17521"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1140489", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1140489/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
On 17 June, my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister announced the creation of a £1 million fund to enable development of innovative proposals that drive improvements in mental health support for higher education students.<\/p>
The Office for Students is currently working with students, sector representatives, experts and relevant government departments to develop the priorities of this £1 million competition. They aim to publish further details by the end of the year.<\/p>
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There is no place in our society, including within higher education, for hatred or any form of harassment, discrimination or racism.<\/p>
<\/p>
Higher education providers have clear responsibilities, including under the Equality Act (2010). They should have robust policies and procedures in place to comply with the law and to protect against violence, bullying, discrimination and harassment.<\/p>
<\/p>
The government has tasked the Office for Students (OfS) to tackle these important issues at a sector level and to make campuses places of tolerance for all students. The OfS was set up to champion students and it is right that they work closely with higher education providers on these issues.<\/p>
The OfS and its predecessor body allocated £4.7 million for a safeguarding scheme to address harassment and hate crime in higher education, including 63 projects with a specific focus on sexual violence and misconduct.<\/p>
The OfS has commissioned an external evaluation of this scheme and, in June this year, published its \u2019Catalyst for change\u2019 report, attached, which includes recommendations for providers on how they can address the issue of hate crime, sexual violence and online harassment alongside a range of resources on their website. The OfS has held several conferences on harassment issues to support providers and share good practice. It will hold a series of roundtables in 2019-20 to examine key issues relating to student welfare and safeguarding, including reporting, monitoring and evaluation of approaches.<\/p>
Ministers and officials in the department regularly meet the OfS, stakeholders and representative bodies about a range of student experience issues, including student safeguarding. This includes specific quarterly meetings with the OfS to discuss how to tackle harassment and hate crime within the sector.<\/p>
The government will continue to work closely with the OfS to prioritise the tackling of all forms of harassment and hate crime in higher education.<\/p>
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There is no place in our society, including within higher education, for hatred or any form of harassment, discrimination or racism.<\/p>
<\/p>
Higher education providers have clear responsibilities, including under the Equality Act (2010). They should have robust policies and procedures in place to comply with the law and to protect against violence, bullying, discrimination and harassment.<\/p>
<\/p>
The government has tasked the Office for Students (OfS) to tackle these important issues at a sector level and to make campuses places of tolerance for all students. The OfS was set up to champion students and it is right that they work closely with higher education providers on these issues.<\/p>
The OfS and its predecessor body allocated £4.7 million for a safeguarding scheme to address harassment and hate crime in higher education, including 63 projects with a specific focus on sexual violence and misconduct.<\/p>
The OfS has commissioned an external evaluation of this scheme and, in June this year, published its \u2019Catalyst for change\u2019 report, attached, which includes recommendations for providers on how they can address the issue of hate crime, sexual violence and online harassment alongside a range of resources on their website. The OfS has held several conferences on harassment issues to support providers and share good practice. It will hold a series of roundtables in 2019-20 to examine key issues relating to student welfare and safeguarding, including reporting, monitoring and evaluation of approaches.<\/p>
Ministers and officials in the department regularly meet the OfS, stakeholders and representative bodies about a range of student experience issues, including student safeguarding. This includes specific quarterly meetings with the OfS to discuss how to tackle harassment and hate crime within the sector.<\/p>
The government will continue to work closely with the OfS to prioritise the tackling of all forms of harassment and hate crime in higher education.<\/p>
<\/p>
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We recognise that institutions and individuals are concerned about the impacts of EU exit on staff and student mobility. Following the extension of Article 50, the European Commission has made clear that the UK continues to participate fully in the current programme and has reiterated that \u2018the future withdrawal of the United Kingdom cannot be invoked as a justification to cancel a Key Action 1 mobility started (or planned to be started) while the United Kingdom is still a Member State\u2019. This should provide welcome reassurance to participants, providers and our partners in the EU.<\/p>
Under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement, UK entities' right to participate in EU programmes during the current Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), such as Erasmus+, will be unaffected by the UK's withdrawal from the EU for the lifetime of projects financed by the current MFF.<\/p>
In the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the government will engage with the European Commission with the aim of securing the UK\u2019s participation in Erasmus+ until the end of 2020.<\/p>
The HMG guarantee will cover the payment of awards to UK applicants for all successful Erasmus+ bids submitted before the end of 2020 and it commits the government to underwriting funding for the entire lifetime of the projects. Successful bids are ones that are approved directly by the Commission or by the UK National Agency and ratified by the Commission. Attached guidance for Erasmus+ beneficiaries on how to register for the guarantee was published in April on GOV.UK at https://bit.ly/2HimZlD<\/a>. Attached latest news on the possible impact of Brexit on the programme is available on the UK National Agency website at https://bit.ly/2ItnGaE<\/a> and this includes the UK Government's Frequently Asked Questions relating to the guidance.<\/p> Furthermore, the Commission\u2019s Erasmus+ contingency Regulation establishes that students abroad on exit day will not see their mobilities disrupted, even in a no deal scenario. The Regulation applies to mobility activities starting at the latest on the date of withdrawal (31 October 2019) and which take place in the United Kingdom or involve entities or participants from the United Kingdom.<\/p> Data on number of Erasmus+ participants by participating organisations is only available for Higher Education mobility. Figures for the last 5 academic years can be found in Table 2 in the \u2018Erasmus+ UK Higher Education Statistics 2017\u2019 attached, available on the \u2018Project Mobilities and Outputs\u2019 section of the website at the following link: https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/statistics<\/a>. Figures for the number of people from the UK participating in 2019-20 will be published by the National Agency in due course.<\/p> Data on UK participation in the Erasmus+ programme as well as participation from outside the UK is available on the European Commission\u2019s website. Figures for the last 5 academic years have been deposited in the Libraries of both Houses and are available at the following links:<\/p> https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/4e5c3e1c-1f0b-11e9-8d04-01aa75ed71a1<\/a> (\u2018Statistical annex 2017\u2019, pages 20 \u2013 51);<\/p> https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/49350560-0d56-11e8-966a-01aa75ed71a1/language-en<\/a> (\u2018Statistical annex 2016\u2019, pages 22-47);<\/p> https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/sites/erasmusplus2/files/erasmus-plus-annual-report-2015-annex-1_en.pdf<\/a> (\u2018Statistical annex 2015\u2019, annex 5A \u2013 10B);<\/p> http://ec.europa.eu/assets/eac/education/library/statistics/ar-statistical-annex_en.pdf<\/a> (\u2018Statistical annex 2014\u2019, table 3.7);<\/p> http://ec.europa.eu/assets/eac/education/library/statistics/erasmus-plus-facts-figures_en.pdf. <\/a> (\u2018Statistical annex 2013-2014\u2019, page 34).<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139567/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " We recognise that institutions and individuals are concerned about the impacts of EU exit on staff and student mobility. Following the extension of Article 50, the European Commission has made clear that the UK continues to participate fully in the current programme and has reiterated that \u2018the future withdrawal of the United Kingdom cannot be invoked as a justification to cancel a Key Action 1 mobility started (or planned to be started) while the United Kingdom is still a Member State\u2019. This should provide welcome reassurance to participants, providers and our partners in the EU.<\/p> Under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement, UK entities' right to participate in EU programmes during the current Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), such as Erasmus+, will be unaffected by the UK's withdrawal from the EU for the lifetime of projects financed by the current MFF.<\/p> In the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the government will engage with the European Commission with the aim of securing the UK\u2019s participation in Erasmus+ until the end of 2020.<\/p> The HMG guarantee will cover the payment of awards to UK applicants for all successful Erasmus+ bids submitted before the end of 2020 and it commits the government to underwriting funding for the entire lifetime of the projects. Successful bids are ones that are approved directly by the Commission or by the UK National Agency and ratified by the Commission. Attached guidance for Erasmus+ beneficiaries on how to register for the guarantee was published in April on GOV.UK at https://bit.ly/2HimZlD<\/a>. Attached latest news on the possible impact of Brexit on the programme is available on the UK National Agency website at https://bit.ly/2ItnGaE<\/a> and this includes the UK Government's Frequently Asked Questions relating to the guidance.<\/p> Furthermore, the Commission\u2019s Erasmus+ contingency Regulation establishes that students abroad on exit day will not see their mobilities disrupted, even in a no deal scenario. The Regulation applies to mobility activities starting at the latest on the date of withdrawal (31 October 2019) and which take place in the United Kingdom or involve entities or participants from the United Kingdom.<\/p> Data on number of Erasmus+ participants by participating organisations is only available for Higher Education mobility. Figures for the last 5 academic years can be found in Table 2 in the \u2018Erasmus+ UK Higher Education Statistics 2017\u2019 attached, available on the \u2018Project Mobilities and Outputs\u2019 section of the website at the following link: https://www.erasmusplus.org.uk/statistics<\/a>. Figures for the number of people from the UK participating in 2019-20 will be published by the National Agency in due course.<\/p> Data on UK participation in the Erasmus+ programme as well as participation from outside the UK is available on the European Commission\u2019s website. Figures for the last 5 academic years have been deposited in the Libraries of both Houses and are available at the following links:<\/p> https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/4e5c3e1c-1f0b-11e9-8d04-01aa75ed71a1<\/a> (\u2018Statistical annex 2017\u2019, pages 20 \u2013 51);<\/p> https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/49350560-0d56-11e8-966a-01aa75ed71a1/language-en<\/a> (\u2018Statistical annex 2016\u2019, pages 22-47);<\/p> https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/sites/erasmusplus2/files/erasmus-plus-annual-report-2015-annex-1_en.pdf<\/a> (\u2018Statistical annex 2015\u2019, annex 5A \u2013 10B);<\/p>