HC Deb 05 February 1988 vol 126 cc783-4W
Mr. Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many wire taps were authorised in 1987 for the purpose of investigating nuisance callers to(a) British Telecom Talkabout and (b) other premium services operating with general value added network services licences.

Mr. Hurd

Any arrangements British Telecom may make for routine monitoring of calls to such services as British Telecom Talkabout are not made under section 2 of the Interception of Communications Act 1985.