HC Deb 22 February 1984 vol 54 cc530-1W
Mr. Peter Bruinvels

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many marches were banned under the Public Order Act in each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Hurd

The numbers of processions affected by orders in England and Wales prohibiting processions under section 3(2) or section 3(3) of the Public Order Act 1936 are not recorded. Following is information about the number of such orders:

Year Number of Orders
1974 3
1975 0
1976 0
1977 1
1978 3
1979 0
1980 6
1981 45
1982 13
1983 9