HC Deb 22 February 1999 vol 326 c124W
Maria Eagle

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) prosecutions have been brought and (b) convictions have been secured against individuals in connection with protests against establishments holding a mink-keeping licence in the last five years. [71312]

Mr. Boateng

Protesters would not be prosecuted unless they were committing an offence, for example, aggravated trespass, criminal damage, or breach of the peace, or breaking conditions which may be imposed on processions and assemblies by the police under the Public Order Act 1986. The Home Office Court Proceedings Database does not identify the circumstances of an offence to the detail required.