HC Deb 09 March 1882 vol 267 c460
MR. SEXTON

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, If any warrant issued by him to authorise infringement of the secrecy of telegrams is at present in force in the Post Office Telegraph Department?

SIR WILLIAM HARCOURT

Sir, in the debate which took place the other night I informed the hon. Member that this is a subject on which it would be entirely contrary to my duty to give information.