HC Deb 26 January 1983 vol 35 c453W
Miss Richardson

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will seek to give statutory authority to the present practice of telephone tapping by the police.

Mr. Whitelaw

The Government's policy against the introduction of new legislation on the interception of communications was fully debated on 1 April 1981 and endorsed by a substantial majority. I have nothing further to add.