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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 12 February 2025

Debate

Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill

Contribution

I have friends who are involved in running nightclubs in Tel Aviv—arguably one of the night-time industry capitals of the world, let alone the Middle East. They really are security conscious and they know something about the threat of terrorism. When I showed them this Bill, they were quite shocked at its overregulatory nature. I simply raise that because I am worried that this Bill is not going to address the public safety issues. That is very important, at the very least in terms of the points made already about evidence-based accountability under this policy.

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