the following paragraph is inserted: " 3a. An authorisation shall also be required for the export of dual-use items not listed in Annex I if the exporter has been informed by the authorities referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, or by the Commission, that the items in question are or may be intended, in their entirety or in part, for use in connection with a violation of human rights, democratic principles or freedom of speech as defined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, by using interception technologies and digital data transfer devices for monitoring mobile phones and text messages and targeted surveillance of i ...[+++]nternet use, such as via monitoring centres or lawful interception gateways".

(cb) for use in connection with a violation of human rights, democratic principles or freedom of speech through the use of interception technologies and digital data transfer devices for monitoring mobile phones and text messages and targeted surveillance of internet use (e.g. via monitoring centres and lawful interception gateways);

(cb) for use in connection with a violation of human rights, democratic principles or freedom of speech as defined by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, to which Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union refers, by using interception technologies and digital data transfer devices for monitoring mobile phones and text messages and targeted surveillance of internet use (for example through Monitoring Centres and Lawful Interception Gateways);

(cb) for use in connection with a violation of human rights, democratic principles or freedom of speech as defined by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, to which Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union refers, by using interception technologies and digital data transfer devices for monitoring mobile phones and text messages and targeted surveillance of internet use (for example through Monitoring Centres and Lawful Interception Gateways) ;

Do the government need to control the message?

Despite the minister's promise, the Conservatives are so stubborn as to want to control the Chief Electoral Officer's message.