I will satisfy my right hon. Friend immediately and, I hope, save him time in his speech. Local authority trading standards teams are responsible for a range of legislation where enforcement requires investigation and may need to draw on communications data. The idea is that the powers in this Bill will be in keeping with those powers, not for them to be expansive, so my right hon. Friend is right: it is for serious crimes, as has already been set out.
Investigatory Powers (Amendment)Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Tom Tugendhat
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 25 March 2024.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Investigatory Powers (Amendment)Bill [Lords].
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