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Written question asked by Paul Flynn (Labour) on Tuesday, 26 April 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 April 2016. It was answered by Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) on Wednesday, 4 May 2016 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Counter-terrorism

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to encourage US-based IT companies to make customer use data available to UK intelligence services to help tackle international terrorism.

Answer

The Government works with IT companies around the world to ensure that we have the information required to tackle threats to the UK.

UK law grants warrants issued in pursuit of such data extra-territorial jurisdiction. The Government is also in the process of negotiating a bilateral agreement with the US which will aid the ability of US companies to respond to UK warrants.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
35727
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Counter-terrorism Intelligence services Terrorism Telecommunications USA
Link
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