Draft Investigatory Powers Bill Debate

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Department: Home Office

Draft Investigatory Powers Bill

Mark Durkan Excerpts
Wednesday 4th November 2015

(9 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mark Durkan Portrait Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP)
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May we have some idea of any benchmarks that may have informed the Home Secretary’s declaration that these will be world-leading oversight arrangements?

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait Mrs May
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As I think was mentioned by the hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh South West (Joanna Cherry), other countries look to this legislation precisely because they feel that we are forging a path ahead. They will be looking very closely at what we do in the Bill, and, indeed, may wish to adopt some elements of it in their own legislation.