Mr. Ted Fletcherasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will take steps to investigate the activities of salesmen employed by a typewriting school, the name of which has been sent to him, who have induced housewives in Darlington to sign for a typing course, to discover later that they have signed a hire-purchase agreement for a typewriter.
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§ Mr. DarlingNo. My right hon. Friend has no evidence to justify ordering an investigation under the Companies Act. From 1st January next, anyone who signs a hire-purchase agreement in his home will have for a short time the right to cancel it if he has second thoughts.