United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 60707
Coronavirus: Demonstrations
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17 June 2020
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2 July 2020 · Answer
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2 July 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will amend the Health protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) Regulations (England) 2020 to clarify that peaceful demonstrations constitute a reasonable excuse for a gathering; and if he w
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17 June 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will amend the Health protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) Regulations (England) 2020 to clarify that peaceful demonstrations constitute a reasonable excuse for a gathering; and if he w
Source: Commons
2 July 2020
Answer
The Government strongly supports the right to peaceful protest; however, this pandemic has led to many of our individual freedoms temporarily being curtailed in order to protect and save lives. Peaceful demonstrations are a vital part of democratic societ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-06-17/60707
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1204737
- uk · wq-1204737 · source updated 2 July 2020