Friend flagged up something that has exercised me since last autumn. I abhorred and found anathema the actions of those people who tried to hold the country to ransom over fuel, but if surveillance was used on them, as we are led to believe, I am in a dilemma. I wonder how my hon.
Friend feels about it, given our mutual belief in democracy and liberty.
There is a category in which the state would have some interest, and that is what we would call economic well-being. That is where we come in, because we can ask questions about such matters. We can ask Stephen Lander about developments in this or that particular area, and he will have to reply. Of course, our report would go through the Prime Minister before it filtered through to Parliament, but there is a mechanism for dealing with such issues. Friend should not remain interminably suspicious that such matters cannot be controlled.