Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people (a) have been arrested, (b) have been charged, (c) have been convicted, (d) have been held on remand and (e) are serving a prison sentence for the activities detailed in her Written Statement of 23 June 2025 on Security, HCWS729.

Data provided by police shows that, between 30 July 2020 and 27 June 2025, there have been over 400 “direct actions” claimed by or identified with Palestine Action.

Police have made 750 arrests during this period, with 555 separate individuals arrested. Offences have included criminal damage, aggravated burglary, violent disorder, assault on emergency workers, actual bodily harm and gross bodily harm.

For many relevant cases, police investigations and court proceedings are ongoing.