§ Mrs. Peacockasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the proposed legislation on telephone tapping will give the police access to the results of telephone metering.
§ Mr. BrittanIn the light of the relevant findings of the European Court in the Malone case, the Government are418W considering whether it would be appropriate to include provisions governing the disclosure of metering information in this Session's Bill on the interception of communications. A statement setting out the scope and content of the Bill will be made in due course.