Written Question·Home Office·UIN 11352

Demonstrations: Hamas

Tabled: 28 October 2024

Answered: 31 October 2024

Named Day

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to police forces on expressions of support for Hamas during protests.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

The Government takes proscription offences extremely seriously. Hezbollah is proscribed in its entirety and once an organisation is proscribed, it is an offence to express support for the organisation. It is for the police to determine if an offence has b...

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