Meaning and Location of "interception" etc

Part of Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill – in the House of Commons at 7:50 pm on 26 July 2000.

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Photo of David Maclean David Maclean Conservative, Penrith and The Border 7:50, 26 July 2000

The hon. Gentleman mentioned the egg inspectorate as an example. Is he not worried about the new schedule, which does more than name a few other specific sub-departments in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or the Department of Health? Under the schedule, the relevant authority would be the whole Ministry or Department involved, and all its officials, who would then have a power that they did not have before.