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Chinese Embassy: Protest

Asked by Sir Iain Duncan SmithConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 17 June 2025UIN 59279

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Metropolitan Police on (a) the space available for and (b) policing of protests at the site of the old Royal Mint, in the context of proposals to build a new Chinese Embassy on that site.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The management and safety of demonstrations is an operational matter for the police.

The Metropolitan Police Service have provided their assessment of the potential management of protests outside Royal Mint Court in their publicly available submission to the Planning Inquiry on 10 February 2025.

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