Debate contribution: Racism
Debate contribution by Mr Matthew O'Toole on .
- MLA
- Mr Matthew O'Toole
- Party at the time
- Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Date
- 11 November 2024
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Racism
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4667381
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Minister, I do not doubt your commitment to this, but since we have come back, we have not seen progress on a stand-alone hate crime Bill from the Justice Minister, nor have we seen the publication of a racial equality strategy. We do not know when we are going to get a refugee integration strategy, and I am afraid that we do not have clarity on whether good relations money is going to be specifically directed towards getting outcomes for people like those in my constituency who face being hounded out of their homes, or where kids are being injured with glass because masonry is thrown through their front windows. I am afraid that we do, now, need to move beyond warm words and see practical action. May I ask whether we will see delivery and more specifics from the Executive in all the areas that I have listed by the end of this year?
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This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 721/22-27.
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