Debate contribution: Hate Crime Legislation

Debate contribution by Mr Justin McNulty on 9 September 2024.

MLA: Mr Justin McNulty
Party at the time: Social Democratic and Labour Party
Date: 9 September 2024
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Hate Crime Legislation
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 4511552

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Thank you, Minister. You have emphasised that two years were lost during the suspension of the Assembly, but you are also on record as saying that your officials have been working on your legislative programme for four years. You have emphasised the human resource constraints in your Department, yet your officials have found the time to engage in grandiose spats with the Chief Constable. You have been unambiguous on the need for stand-alone hate crime legislation. Most people recognise that the recent racist violence only amplifies the need for such legislation to be progressed urgently. Do you concede that your U-turn today sends out a very disheartening message to victims of hate crime and that your money and your mouth are in totally different places?

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This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 491/22-27.

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