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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-07-19more like thismore than 2016-07-19
answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Direct Marketing more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making cold-calling a criminal offence. more like this
tabling member constituency Inverclyde more like this
tabling member printed
Ronnie Cowan more like this
uin 43400 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-07-22more like thismore than 2016-07-22
answer text <p>We are determined to tackle the scourge of nuisance calls, however a balance needs to be struck between ensuring that consumers are adequately protected and also ensuring that the legitimate direct marketing industry can continue to operate. Our efforts are focused on taking action against companies that are deliberating break the rules, rather than penalising legitimate businesses who comply with the law.</p> more like this
answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
answering member printed Matt Hancock more like this
grouped question UIN 43399 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-07-22T13:32:57.077Zmore like thismore than 2016-07-22T13:32:57.077Z
answering member
4070
label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
tabling member
4465
label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan more like this