Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the quality of statistics held by government agencies relating to data communication interceptions.

The Interception Commissioner publishes information on communications data (CD)
and interception warrants. His 2013 report published in April set out for the
first time a detailed breakdown by public authority of the number of CD
authorisations and notices issued. We are considering the Commissioner's
recommendations and will respond in due course.