HC Deb 23 March 1967 vol 743 cc333-4W
Sir T. Beamish

asked the Prime Minister if his decision that the private telephones of Members and peers who have taken the oath should not be tapped on the instructions of a Secretary of State applies to all incoming and outgoing calls on specified telephone numbers or only to

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conversations where the voices of Members or peers are identified; and if he is satisfied that his instructions can be satisfactorily carried out.

The Prime Minister

I have nothing to add to the Answers I gave to Questions on 17th November, 1966.—[Vol. 736, c. 634.]

Sir T. Beamish

asked the Prime Minister if his decision not to allow the private telephones of Members or peers who have taken the oath to be tapped on the authority of a Secretary of State also applies to other forms of surveillance.

The Prime Minister

I have nothing to add to the Answers I gave on the 9th and the 14th of March to Questions by the hon. Member for Woking (Mr. Onslow) and the right hon. Gentleman the Member for Stafford and Stone (Mr. Hugh Fraser).—Vol. 742, c. 1746; Vol. 743, c. 233.

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