Proceeding contribution from David Howarth (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 21 February 2008. It occurred during Ministerial statement on HMP Woodhill.
HMP Woodhill
Whatever the results of the inquiry, and whether or not the hon. Member for Tooting (Mr. Khan) was targeted by the operation, is not the alarming conclusion to draw from the report that under the existing arrangements, it was at least possible for a Member of Parliament to be targeted? In the changes that the Home Secretary is to make to the codes of practice, should it not be a principle that, in law, it should not be possible for the police to use their powers in a political way, to gather information on politicians whom they might consider to be their political opponents?
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- 472 c546
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- 2007-08
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Electronic surveillance Police Prisons Members Surveillance HMP Woodhill Khan of Tooting, Lord Ahmad, Babar
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