Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Max Madden (Labour), on Wednesday, 8 March 1995, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 21 members in total.

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LINDIS PERCY

That this House is dismayed that the Secretary of State for Defence is seeking an injunction to stop Lindis Percy, a midwife from Bradford, from entering Menwith Hill Station in North Yorkshire; notes Menwith Hill Station is owned and controlled by the National Security Agency of America as part of America's global communications network which exclusively serves American military, economic and commercial interests; further notes Menwith Hill Station has the technical capability to tap domestic, business and international telephone calls made in and from the United Kingdom and to report that data to America; is concerned GCHQ staff based at Menwith Hill Station are able to tap telephones without having to obtain a warrant from the Home Secretary as required under the Interception of Communications Act 1985; believes that as Menwith Hill Station was established and has expanded without the approval of Parliament, operates without accountability to Parliament and honourable Members have been denied access, Ms Percy, by entering Menwith Hill Station and thereby highlighting its role as a spy base, performs a most valuable public service; and calls upon an appropriate House of Commons Select Committee to undertake an inquiry into the activities of Menwith Hill Station, especially its role in economic industrial and commercial espionage.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

755 

Session

1994-95

Subjects

Computer networks Military bases Telephone tapping USA Espionage RAF Menwith Hill Percy, Lindis

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk