Written Question·Home Office·UIN 77793
Journalism: Northern Ireland
Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025
Question
Sorcha Eastwood
Alliance — Lagan Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will commission a judge-led public inquiry into the surveillance of journalists in Northern Ireland by MI5.
Answer
Dan JarvisMI5’s use of covert investigatory powers is subject to strong safeguards under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, and their related statutory Codes of Practice.Robust independent oversight of these powers i...
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