Written question asked by Helen Jones (Labour) on Thursday, 15 January 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 January 2004. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 January 2004 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps she is taking to prevent companies selling alarm systems from gaining access to homes by claiming to be carrying out a security check.

Answer: Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps she is taking to prevent companies selling alarm systems from gaining access to homes by claiming to be carrying out a security check. [149346] Mr. Sutcliffe: The Government are concerned about the practices adopted by some doorstep traders and have welcomed the Office of Fair Trading's investigation of the doorstep selling market. The investigation report is expected in the next couple of months. Recommendations resulting from the investigation will be considered very carefully.

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