HC Deb 16 February 1993 vol 219 cc140-1W
Mr. Robert Ainsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action he proposes to take to counter the use of scanners by criminals to monitor police radios.

Mr. Charles Wardle

Specialist units already use encrypted radios and many police forces are now purchasing such radios for more general use. This is the most effective way of protecting police communications.