Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will meet the hon. Member for Dudley South and a delegation of civic, faith and business leaders from Dudley to discuss the effect that demonstrations by far-right organisations are having on community life and trade in that town.

Protestors’ rights need to be balanced with the rights of others to go about their business without fear of intimidation or serious disruption to the community.

As set out in the Public Order Act 1986, the police have a range of powers to manage the impact of demonstrations, including the ability to impose conditions on assemblies and public processions to prevent serious public disorder, serious damage to property, or serious disruption to the life of the community.