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Prime Minister's question asked in the House of Commons, by Julian Huppert (Liberal Democrat). It was answered on Wednesday, 27 October 2010 on behalf of the Prime Minister.


Engagements

Question
Can the Prime Minister reassure the House that the Government have no plans to revive Labour's intercept modernisation programme, whether in name or in function, and that he remains fully committed to the pledge in the coalition agreement to reverse the substantial erosion of civil liberties and to roll back state intrusion?
Answer

I would argue that we have made good progress on rolling back state intrusion in terms of getting rid of ID cards and in terms of the right to enter a person's home. We are not considering a central Government database to store all communications information, and we shall be working with the Information Commissioner's Office on anything we do in that area.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
517 c310 
Session
2010-12
Oral question type
1st Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Related items
Intercept Modernisation Programme
Tuesday, 30 November 2010
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Databases Telecommunications
Link
View this Prime Minister's question on www.publications.parliament.uk