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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 1 September 2026
Debate
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillContribution
Finally, my Amendment 84 provides the state with a necessary emergency kill switch. If an autonomous model malfunctions within critical national infrastructure, the Government currently lack clear statutory power to direct an emergency shutdown. This amendment would provide that last-resort power while embedding gold-standard constitutional checks, a mandatory 24-hour review, a seven-day parliamentary reporting lock and an immediate right of appeal to the High Court with compensation provisions for disproportionate directions.
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