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 Gwyneth Dunwoody Gwyneth Dunwoody Labour, Crewe and Nantwich 3:35, 6 March 2000

An unlikely story, but, as always, I am humbly aware of the kindness of my right hon. Friend in giving way. May I ask him about a point that concerns me? With the increasing use of computers as a means of alternative communications, is he certain not only that the present system will be extended in a way that will maintain the proper procedures, but, equally, that the development of new electronic communications and their use in so many instances will be covered—or will surveillance increasingly be done using completely different methods and so be very difficult to check?