Houses of Parliament: Demonstrations

Question

Asked by

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many hours have been spent by the Metropolitan Police assessing applications for demonstrations within one kilometre of Parliament in the past three years. [HL437]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord West of Spithead)
The Home Office does not hold this information. While there is a team within the Metropolitan Police dealing with, among other things, applications for demonstrations within the designated area around Parliament, I understand that the Metropolitan Police are unlikely to be able to quantify the information requested.