questionText: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether House officials made representations to Westminster City Council on the application for loudspeaker consent in Parliament Square on 30 October 2024
answerText: The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 created a ‘controlled area’ surrounding Parliament where the unauthorised use of loudspeakers, the erecting of tents and the use of ‘sleeping equipment’ is prohibited.The Serjeant at Arms responded to a...
heading: Parliament Square: Demonstrations