Community cohesion - Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee holds evidence session
On Tuesday morning, the Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee holds a one-off evidence session looking at the subject of community cohesion and following up on issues raised from the riots across England in summer 2024.
The cross-party Committee will hear from witnesses including Imam Ibrahim Hussein, Chair, Southport Mosque, which was attacked during the riots; alongside Baroness Shaista Gohir OBE, CEO, Muslim Women’s Network, Dame Sara Khan, Author, The Khan Review: Threats to Social Cohesion and Democratic Resilience, and Professor Ted Cantle, Author, The Cantle Report on Community Cohesion: A New Framework for Race and Diversity.
Meeting details
Details of further witnesses are included in the full witness list.
MPs are expected to ask questions on topics including the causes and personal experience of the riots, impact of the riots on the Muslim community, local and community responses to the riots.
The Committee are also likely to explore issues around social cohesion across the UK and the Government’s response to reviews and reports in this area.