HL Deb 05 November 2001 vol 628 cc2-3WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will ensure that there is regular consultation between the Home Office, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department for Education and Skills and the Department for Education in Northern Ireland on:

  1. (a) the prevention of inter-communal and inter-religious hatred, violence and discrimination;
  2. (b) the promotion of inter-faith dialogue and cooperation; and
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  3. (c) education for mutual understanding and integrated schools, organised on the basis of interdenominational and inter-faith balance and founded on mutual respect. [HL979]

Lord Rooker

Government departments consult each other regularly on a wide range of issues where they have a shared interest or responsibility, including those where domestic policy can inform or influence foreign policy and vice versa. I can assure the noble Lord that this already happens and will continue to happen, where appropriate, on religious issues.