A question on #FreedomOfExpression tabled by The Lord Bishop of Manchester on 01-04-2025 has been answered by Lord Hanson of Flint.

Heading: Freedom of Expression
Question ID: 1791420
UIN: HL6443
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-04-01
Asking Member ID: 4878
Asking Member display name: The Lord Bishop of Manchester
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Asking Member Twitter reference: The Lord Bishop of Manchester
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications of the police raid on a Quaker meeting house on 27 March for religious and democratic freedoms.
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Date answered: 2025-04-14
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Answering Member ID: 533
Answering Member display name: Lord Hanson of Flint
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Lord Hanson of Flint
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Answer text: The use of police powers are a matter for the police, who are operationally independent of Government. The Metropolitan Police have issued a statement about the incident in question, which reads as follows:“Youth Demand have stated an intention to 'shut d...
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Answering body ID: 1
Answering body name: Home Office
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