§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is satisfied with the adequacy of the law to protect property in cases of unlawful industrial action, including unlawful picketing.
§ Mr. MellorThe fact that a person is engaged in industrial action confers no immunity from the law protecting property. The civil law provides remedies for trespass; the criminal law provides substantial penalties for theft, for intentional or reckless destruction of or damage to property, and for trespass with intent to commit such offences.