§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether the Government will introduce legislation to ensure that the police, inland revenue, Customs and Excise, and security services can obtain information that relates to telephone subscribers from the itemised billing computer systems of BT and Mercury only when they have a warrant from a court; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HurdI have been asked to reply.
We have no plans to amend the arrangements in the Interception of Communications Act 1985.