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Proceeding contribution from Julian Lewis (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 25 October 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Governance of Britain.

Governance of Britain

Does the Lord Chancellor accept that when we exercise our right to free speech, whether in this Chamber or in public places such as Parliament square, that does not confer an unlimited right to shout and bawl one's message using amplification equipment in a deliberate attempt to disturb other people? Is he aware that when that happens, in breach of the over-generous permission already given to the protesters by Westminster council, there is nothing the police can do about it other than retrospectively take the perpetrators to court? That is because the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 removed the power of the police to cross the road, take the equipment away and stop the people from breaking the rules. Will he address that loophole?...Send me an advance copy!...Excellent.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
465 c420-1 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
House of Commons Disclosure of information Data protection Armed forces Demonstrations Armed conflict Constitutions Deployment British constitution Democracy Freedom of information House of Lords Judiciary Judges Powers of entry Personal records Police Powers Public appointments Privacy Parliamentary procedure Parliamentary scrutiny National Audit Office Treaties Information Commissioner's Office Committee of Public Accounts Royal prerogative
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