Skip to main content

Topical question asked in the House of Commons, by Lord Cormack (Conservative). It was answered on Thursday, 22 May 2008 on behalf of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.


Topical Questions

Question
May I ask the Secretary of State whether he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Health to assess the effect on the nation's blood pressure of the increase in automated phone calls, to which the hon. Member for Thurrock (Andrew Mackinlay) referred? There is nothing more excruciating than being put on hold by a series of Dalek voices.
Answer

I shall examine the hon. Gentleman's suggestion, although I am not going to promise that I can take forward that review. Perhaps this holds out the prospect that the Conservative party will do less phone canvassing in Crewe.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
476 c397-8 
Session
2007-08
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Business Telephone services Telephones Unsolicited goods and services
Link
View this Topical question on www.publications.parliament.uk