Orders of the Day — Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:35 pm on 6 March 2000.

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Photo of Simon Hughes Simon Hughes Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs) 3:35, 6 March 2000

Can the Secretary of State explain two matters relating to the central proposition in the Bill? First, why was the opportunity not taken to bring all the different authorities to intercept under a common procedure, so that, instead of having nine different sets of powers and sets of authorities, we could have just one? Secondly, why was the opportunity not taken to do what many democratic countries have done, and transfer the authority power from politicians or officials to a judicial authority in the first instance?