Democratic Scrutiny Of Surveillance Programmes

EDM number 590 in 2013-14, proposed by George Galloway on 17/10/2013.
Categorised under the topic of Intelligence services.

That this House believes that surveillance programmes operated by the intelligence agencies must be subject to approval by Parliament; notes that these agencies are currently able to examine the internet activities of British citizens and to share information with their US counterparts without the consent of Parliament; is deeply concerned that the new head of MI5 Andrew Parker has dismissed calls for greater scrutiny; and demands that the Government enact legislation governing such monitoring agencies as GCHQ so that the law is master of technology and not the reverse.

This motion has been signed by a total of 5 MPs.