§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether there are any listening devices currently in use or planned to be in use by the Police Service or the Security and Intelligence Services which fall outside the definition of "interference with wireless telegraphy" in the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949; and, if so, what is the nature of such devices.
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Blatch)It has been the policy of successive Governments not to comment on the methods or equipment used by the intelligence and security agencies.
The Government do not consider that it would be appropriate to give details of sensitive police techniques.