| Heading: |
Demonstrations |
| Question ID: |
1794098 |
| UIN: |
HL6664 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-12 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1408 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Swire
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Swire
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the recent arrests of activists from the Youth Demand group in a Quaker Meeting House, what assessment they have made of the proportionality of (1) legislation governing protests in England; and (2) the enforceme |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-30 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| 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 enforcement of protest legislation is an operational matter for the police. It is within their discretion to determine whether a particular action warrants police involvement, based on their operational expertise and the specific circumstances of each... |
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| Answering body ID: |
1 |
| Answering body name: |
Home Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |