Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000: External Communications Debate
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Lord Campbell-Savours
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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000: External Communications
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Baroness Warsi
I am not sure that I can answer my noble friend’s question. I do not have details of that in the brief. However, I can confirm that it is a question that my mother asks regularly so I probably should get the answer to it.
Lord Campbell-Savours
My Lords, does not the use of the terms “blanket” and “hoovering up” by the noble Lord, Lord Strasburger, indicate a complete absence of knowledge about what GCHQ is actually doing?
Baroness Warsi
I am not sure that I would go that far, but of course I take the noble Lord’s point that the function of GCHQ is an incredibly important and vital aspect of our national security.