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Written question asked by Lord Laird (Non-affiliated) on Monday, 6 November 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 November 2017. It was answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative) on Friday, 17 November 2017 on behalf of the Home Office.


Electronic Surveillance: USA

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK participates in the US Prism surveillance programme; if so, what role the UK plays; how much that participation costs; and what assessment they have made of that programme.

Answer

It is the long-standing policy of successive Governments not to comment in detail on matters of intelligence.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2937
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Electronic surveillance USA
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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