Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Dan Norris (Labour), on Wednesday, 11 March 1998, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 54 members in total.

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JUNK FAXES

That this House notes the irritation and inconvenience caused by unsolicited faxes to domestic addresses, often late at night; further notes that children may respond to junk faxes involving the use of high-cost premium rate telephone numbers; recognises that the material delivered in this way is sometimes offensive; welcomes the recent decision of the Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services indicating a commitment to curb inappropriate junk faxes; and ask the Government to take appropriate measures to ensure public protection against unsolicited junk faxes when regulations applying to the communications industry are next considered.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

969 

Session

1997-98

Subjects

Facsimile transmission Telephone services

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk