§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on how many occasions within the Doncaster district(a) British Telecom engineers and (b) other specialist engineers, have monitored telephone conversations on domestic telephone lines in the last year for which figures are available; what were the comparable figures in 1978; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ForthThe arrangements for the interception of the public telecommunication system are governed by the provisions of the Interception of Communications Act 1985. The information that is available is given in the annual report of the commissioner appointed under section 8 of that Act.