Challenge
Pagefield supported the Protect and Connect campaign, which represents land and property owners, regarding their concerns with the Government’s Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill.
Approach
Pagefield was responsible for the public affairs strategy for the campaign working closely alongside a team of advisors.
We worked with the campaign to develop the key ‘asks’ and messages to be communicated to political stakeholders, alongside mapping MPs and Peers with an interest in the issues raised by the campaign, developing an engagement programme on a cross-party basis. We approached stakeholders for meetings and have directly approached Government seeking their support to remedy concerns raised by the campaign during the passage of the Bill.
Results
Our strategy ensured that the campaign met with MPs on a cross-party basis, with the result being questions raised throughout the passage of the Bill in the House of Commons. There were also a number of amendments tabled to the Bill, leading to further debate about the impact of the policy change on campaign members.
