§ Mr. Rookerasked the Prime Minister if he will now answer Questions relating to unauthorised telephone interceptions.
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§ The Prime MinisterThe principles and the arrangements for authorising interceptions remain as described and recommended by the Birkett committee (Cmnd. 283). So far as the practice of answering parliamentary Questions on these matters is concerned, I refer my hon. Friend to the reply which I gave him on 2nd May 1978.