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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 4 February 2026

Debate

Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025

Contribution

The regulations open Pandora’s box. It is only a matter of time before something else can be classified as infrastructure in order to prevent protests. The protests are not just about the labs, offices and pharmaceutical facilities. People will not even be allowed to gather on the roads and streets leading to those facilities, because that will inevitably be part of the “infrastructure” as well. Can the Minister explain how, in the absence of protests and related disruption, corporations will have any incentive to end unethical practices?

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