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Written Question
Pressure Groups: Demonstrations
Thursday 22nd May 2025

Asked by: Baroness Foster of Oxton (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enhance intelligence capabilities and inter-agency co-operation to pre-emptively address the threat posed by groups, such as Palestine Action, which use innovative tactics for direct action.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The police have significant powers available to counter criminal behaviours by direct action groups, and the Government fully supports the police in the use of those powers both to prevent criminal activity occurring, and to ensure that perpetrators face the full force of the law.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 23 Nov 2022
Counterterrorism: Martyn’s Law

"My Lords, while we wait for this proposed legislation to pass through this House and the other place, can we be assured that one of the main failures that was a contributory factor to the Manchester bombing was the lack of joined-up thinking and joined-up work by the emergency services? …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Nov 2022
Police: Vetting, Misconduct and Misogyny

"What is the role of the police and crime commissioners in dealing with a matter such as this?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 19 Oct 2022
Rwanda Asylum Partnership

"My Lords, most of the—..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 19 Oct 2022
Rwanda Asylum Partnership

"My Lords, most of the Rwanda Cabinet were refugees and understand the difficulties that people face, particularly coming from war-torn countries. Rwanda has moved forward massively from the days when it suffered war and genocide. Does my noble friend agree that we need to kickstart this process for illegal immigrants …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 15 Jun 2022
Civil Servants: Reduction in Numbers

"My Lords, the three bodies that have been mentioned—the Passport Office, DVLA and UK Visas and Immigration—all handle hard-copy sensitive documents. Therefore, on the point my noble friend made about working from home, there would indeed be a problem in that respect. Will the Minister please tell the House what …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 23 May 2022
Passport (Fees) Regulations 2022

"My Lords, I echo some of those points. I used the blue passport through an e-gate in Brussels, and it was fine. It depends on the type of technology and the gates they are using at individual places. This is just to clarify that point.

My second point is also …..."
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