A question on #Demonstrations tabled by Mr Lee Dillon on 01-05-2025 has been answered by Dame Diana Johnson.

Heading: Demonstrations
Question ID: 1799407
UIN: 49879
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-01
Asking Member ID: 5310
Asking Member display name: Mr Lee Dillon
Asking Member handle: LeeRJdillon
Asking Member Twitter reference: @LeeRJdillon
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the arrest made at a Quaker meeting house in London in March 2025 on peaceful protest.
Is named day: false
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Date answered: 2025-05-09
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 1533
Answering Member display name: Dame Diana Johnson
Answering Member handle: DianaJohnsonMP
Answering Member Twitter reference: @DianaJohnsonMP
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Answer text: The Metropolitan Police are operationally independent of the government. It is for the police to make decisions about how to respond to specific incidents based on their professional judgement and the circumstances at hand.
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Answering body ID: 1
Answering body name: Home Office
Tweeted: true