Home Office written question – answered at on 9 July 2026.
Lord Evans of Rainow
Opposition Whip (Lords)
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to legislating to prevent disruption from protestors in (1) Parliament Square, (2) Whitehall, and (3) Old Palace Yard Car Park.
Lord Hanson of Flint
The Minister of State, Home Department
The police have powers to respond to disruptive protests, including those that take place around Parliament.
Under the Public Order Act 1986, the police can place conditions on public processions and assemblies. Measures in the Crime and Policing Act 2026, which came into force on 29 June, further equip police with powers to manage evolving protest tactics.
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No0 people think not
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Whitehall is a wide road that runs through the heart of Westminster, starting at Trafalgar square and ending at Parliament. It is most often found in Hansard as a way of referring to the combined mass of central government departments, although many of them no longer have buildings on Whitehall itself.
