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Terrorism Bill

I had hoped that I had made the reason clear, but I will repeat it and make clear why I say it. Intercept evidence is not simply phone tapping. It is a variety of complex sources, which are not disclosed in evidence. It is a single method. Therefore, it is not possible to disaggregate and should not therefore be left solely to the prosecution. We are very clear that we do not think, for all the reasons given so elegantly in the speeches made by my noble friend Lord Robertson and Members of the Committee who have spoken, that that would be a satisfactory way forward. We do not think that this should simply be left for the prosecution and the prosecutor to decide. That is the import of the totality of all the information that I have sought to give the Committee.