§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 4 November,Official Report, column 119, if the absolute requirement to obtain the authority of a warrant to carry out intrusive surveillance involving entry on to, or interference with, property also applies to surveillance carried out from without a property. [15953]
§ Mr. Straw[holding answer 14 November 1997]The statutory provision is to be found in sections 5 and 6 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994. The requirement to obtain a warrant applies to all operations which involve entry on or interference with property, or with wireless telegraphy.