§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have a policy on the bugging of telephone calls and monitoring of other communications of Members of the House of Lords.[HL3023]
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)I refer the noble Lord to the answer in another place by my right honourable friend the Prime Minister to my honourable friend the Member for Thurrock on 30 April 2000, (Official Report, Commons, col. 292).