Question follow-through · 8918

Police: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Metropolitan Police on the policing of public demonstrations relating to the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body: Home Office
Tabled: 14 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 14 Oct 2024
Answer: 17 Oct 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

14 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Metropolitan Police on the policing of public demonstrations relating to the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Oct 2024
Answer published
The Home Secretary is in regular contact with the Metropolitan Police Service on a range of issues, including public order.The management of demonstrations is an operational matter for the police, who are independent from government.

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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