Written Question·Home Office·UIN 70297

Electronic Surveillance

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025
Named Day

Question

David Davis

ConservativeGoole and Pocklington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will withdraw outstanding Technical Capability Notices relating to encryption.

Answer

Dan Jarvis
For reasons of national security, it has been a long-standing position that the Government does not confirm or deny Technical Capability Notices under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.