Part of Investigatory Powers Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 2:45 pm ar 14 Ebrill 2016.
Keir Starmer
Shadow Minister (Home Office)
2:45,
14 Ebrill 2016
I am happy to pursue this matter outside the Committee if it is more convenient, but I think the provisions in Clause 150 apply to bulk acquisition warrants rather than all warrants. Clause 150(1) sets out that it is expressly dealing with bulk acquisition warrants, and subsections 150(2) and 150(3) follow on from that. This is not intended as an exercise. Standing back from this, what I am concerned about is that it—
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