§ Mr. HuttonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many warrants were issued under section 2 of the Interception of Communications Act 1985 in each year since 1986; and how many such warrants are still in operation.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe numbers of warrants issued by the Home Secretary and the Secretary of State for Scotland and of those remaining in force at the end of each year are published in the annual reports of the commissioner appointed under the Interception of Communications Act 1985, copies of which are in the Library of the House.