Written Question·Home Office·UIN 5335

Ministry of Defence: Demonstrations

Tabled: 11 September 2024

Answered: 8 October 2024

Question

James Cartlidge

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions police have been required to be present at the picketing of defence factories in the last twelve months; and what the cost was to the public purse.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

The management of demonstrations is an operational matter for the police and this data is not held centrally.