HC Deb 04 December 1997 vol 302 c299W
Mr. Baker

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will extend the scope of the Interception of Communications Act 1985 to cover automatic call tracing. [18915]

Mr. Straw

In my reply to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley (Ann Clwyd) on 24 November 1997,Official Report, column 441, I said that it was my intention to introduce, in due course, legislation to bring interception on private networks into the statutory framework. Whether we should take that opportunity to introduce further measures relating to interception of communication; and, if so, what those measures should comprise, is currently under consideration.

Mr. Baker

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to ensure cordless telephones can be subject to legal interception only by means of a warrant. [18908]

Mr. Straw

I refer the hon. Member to my reply to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley on 24 November 1997,Official Report, column 441