Written Question·Home Office·UIN 76427

Internet: Cryptography

Tabled: 10 September 2025
Answered: 18 September 2025

Question

Sarah Hall

Labour (Co-op)Warrington South

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that end-to-end encryption continues to protect personal privacy while enabling law enforcement to detect serious criminal activity.

Answer

Sarah Jones
This Government supports strong encryption, which protects our citizens online. However, this must not and need not be at the expense of public safety, which is this Government’s first priority.Targeted investigatory powers allow the authorities to invest...

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