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Newspapers: Surveillance Methods

My Lords, as I pointed out at the end of the Statement, Assistant Commissioner John Yates said: ""No evidence has come to light since this case concluded so I think no need for more investigation"," which I found slightly surprising. He then said: ""I need to make sure that we have been diligent, reasonable and sensible and informed anyone who may have been a victim of phone tapping"." I take that to mean that he is looking into the matter more deeply. I shall ensure that my understanding is correct; if it is not, I will get back to the House. However, I believe that he needs to make sure of that and that the matter needs to be looked into further. I do not believe that that can be done in a matter of a few hours. These issues are too important to be skimmed over quickly; they need to be looked at thoroughly.