HC Deb 30 October 1979 vol 972 cc493-4W
Mr. David Atkinson

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what training is given to officers in his Department and in public bodies ultimately answerable to him, who have powers of search and entry, with regard to surveillance techniques and methods of gaining entry into business premises and private homes.

Mr. Nott

None. The powers of entry and search are applied openly and the use of surveillance techniques and methods of gaining entry do not therefore arise.

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