Mass Surveillance
Details
Status: Active
Groups: Home Affairs
Description
There have been votes in Parliament on whether the state should be permitted, with safeguards, to intercept people’s communications en masse, as well as obtain and use datasets which could include people’s personal banking, travel, and health data. The question of if the state should be able to require the retention of details of people’s internet use has also been voted on.
[Person name] voted for/against mass surveillance of people’s communications and activities
Decisions
Decisions may be read as agreeing with the policy, or being against the policy.
| month | decision | alignment | strength | decision type | uses powers | voting cluster | participant count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03 | Investigatory Powers Bill — Second Reading — Mass Surveillance | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No | 296 |
| 2016-06 | Investigatory Powers Bill — Clause 78 — Powers to Require Retention of Information on People's Internet Use | against | strong | Division | insufficent_info | Medium conflict: Opposition Aye, Government No | 351 |
| 2016-06 | Investigatory Powers Bill — Third Reading — Mass Surveillance | agree | strong | Division | insufficent_info | Cross party aye | 511 |
| 2024-03 | Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [Lords]: Third Reading | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No | 292 |