Written question asked by Peter Bottomley (Conservative) on Wednesday, 28 February 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 March 2001. It was answered by Jack Straw (Labour) on Monday, 12 March 2001 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what involvement he has had in the case of Dr Ali Dizaei; if ministers authorised telephone tapping of Dr Ali Dizaei; which ministers were briefed on the surveillance of Dr Ali Dizaei, indicating when they were told and what were they told.

Answer: Mr. Peter Bottomley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what involvement he has had in the case of Dr. Ali Dizaei; [152396] (2) if ministers authorised telephone tapping of Dr. Ali Dizaei; [152389] (3) which Ministers were briefed on the surveillance of Dr. Ali Dizaei, indicating when they were told and what were they told. [152388] Mr. Straw: The suspension of Dr. Dizaei is a matter for the Metropolitan police. It has been the longstanding practice of successive Governments neither to confirm nor deny whether a warrant authorising interception of communications exists, or has existed, in any specific case.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 364 c497W; 152396;152389;152388
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Misconduct Police Metropolitan Police Surveillance Telephone tapping Dizaei, Ali
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