My hon. Friend does well in speaking for his constituents who work at GCHQ, and indeed for all who work at GCHQ. Obviously, I have met and dealt with a number of them, and with our other security agencies such as the Secret Intelligence Service and MI5. I can confirm what my hon. Friend says—these people act with extreme professionalism in the work they do, and take extreme care with the powers they exercise. They are very conscious of the powers they hold and they are very careful in the exercise of them. As my hon. Friend says, the Bill provides the important strong oversight arrangements that will enable the people at GCHQ and our other agencies to get on with the job they do so well, day in and day out.
Draft Investigatory Powers Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness May of Maidenhead
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 4 November 2015.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Draft Investigatory Powers Bill.
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