SURVEILLANCE WITHOUT WARRANT

Motion Text

That this House is extremely concerned that British intelligence services can access surveillance material collected by foreign spy agencies without a warrant; notes that it is admitted by the Government that GCHQ has secret arrangements with partners such as the National Security Agency to obtain raw data; believes that this contrasts with assurances obtained by the Intelligence and Security Committee that a warrant signed by a Minister is always in place whenever GCHQ obtains intelligence from US agencies; and calls on the Government to safeguard the privacy of British citizens by ending such secret arrangements and ensuring that only where a warrant is obtained can intercept materials be passed over and analysed.