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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he expects to publish the leaflet, The Police Act 1997: Complaints About the Use of Intrusive Surveillance.

Asked by
Chris Mullin (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 December 1997
Reference
19284; 302 c506W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what occasions since 1987 GCHQ has been involved in the surveillance of party political conferences.

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 December 1997
Reference
18702; 302 c301W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards are in place to ensure that MI5 does not operate outside its legal remit.

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 December 1997
Reference
18699; 302 c297-8W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, under what circumstances visa applications from United Kingdom citizens seeking to visit countries overseas are monitored by MI6; and what proportion of visa applications are thus monitored.

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 December 1997
Reference
18697; 302 c302-3W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to ensure cordless telephones can only be subject to legal interception by means of a warrant. - Ref to 301 c441W.

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 December 1997
Reference
18908; 302 c299W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will extend the scope of the Interception of Communications Act 1985 to cover automatic call tracing. - Ref to 301 c441W.

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 December 1997
Reference
302 c299W; 18915
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if GCHQ is permitted to undertake (a) telephone tapping and (b) other interceptions of communications where the terminal points of the communication are both in Great Britain.

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 December 1997
Reference
18686; 302 c301W
House
House of Commons

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will estimate the annual turnover of British companies derived from the manufacture and supply of covert surveillance and listening equipment. - (Holding answer 17 November 1997).

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 November 1997
Reference
301 c288W; 15680
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 3rd November, Official Report, column 25, on how many occasions in 1996 a civil servant issued a warrant under section 4(1)(b) and section 6(1)(b) of the Interception of Communications Act 1985 and section 6(1)(b) of...

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 November 1997
Reference
15722; 301 c219W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which recommendations of the Birkett Report are not presently effective. - (Holding answer 17 November 1997).

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 November 1997
Reference
15727; 301 c101W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will amend the terms of the Interception of Communications Act 1985 to comply with (a) Article 13 and (b) Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. - (Holding answer 17 November 1997).

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 November 1997
Reference
301 c100W; 15711
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many items of mail were legally intercepted and opened for each year since 1986; and in respect of how many persons. - INcludeds table. (Holding answer 17 November 1997).

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 November 1997
Reference
15697; 301 c100W
House
House of Commons
Deposited by
Home Office; European Commission
Type
Deposited papers
Date
11 November 1997
Reference
Dep/3 5552
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the locations of British Army surveillance towers in Northern Ireland in September 1994 and September 1997; how many of these are on civilian property; what plans exist to withdraw some of these from use in the next six...

Asked by
Kevin McNamara (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 November 1997
Reference
13058; 300 c320W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to alter the Draft Code of Practice on Intrusive Surveillance to (a) ensure equal rights for tenants as for property owners and (b) include a definition of urgency.

Asked by
Lord Beith (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
6 November 1997
Reference
13710; 300 c282W
House
House of Commons

That this House notes the Government's publication of the Draft Code of Practice on Intrusive Surveillance following the Police Act 1997; notes further that the code of practice would allow sensitive surveillance operations by the Police to go ahead, without the prior authorisation of judicial commissioners, when they are deemed...

Primary sponsor
Lord Beith (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Early day motions
Date
6 November 1997
Reference
412
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what circumstances MI5 operatives are allowed to undertake intrusive surveillance without first obtaining a warrant. - (Holding answer 3 November 1997).

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 November 1997
Reference
13781; 300 c119W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many chief officer authorisations by (a) the police, and (b) HM Customs and Excise and (c) both, of intrusive surveillance operations were made which affected Sussex for the most recent year for which figures are available. - Includes figures.

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 October 1997
Reference
13355; 299 c845W
House
House of Commons
Deposited by
Home Office
Type
Deposited papers
Date
18 September 1997
Reference
Dep/3 5351
House
House of Commons

Statement on whether they will confirm the arrangements for the public consultation exercise on the intrusive surveillance code or practice required under part III of the Police Act 1997. - Further to 581 c114WA, we have now decided that the public consultation exercise should begin on 12 August.

Asked by
Lord Merlyn-Rees (Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
31 July 1997
Reference
582 c92WA
House
House of Lords