§ Mr. Anthony Grantasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection if he will make representations to the Government of the Republic of Ireland to take action to prevent infringement of the Unsolicited Goods and Services (Amendment) Act 1975 by persons or firms operating from the Republic of Ireland.
§ Mr. John FraserMy Department is in touch with the Irish Department of
34Wbers of the South-Eastern Transport Users' Consultative Committee, together with their dates of appointment, the periods for which they are entitled to serve and an indication of which members were appointed to represent specific bodies or interests.
§ Mr. MaclennanThe information is as follows:
Industry, Commerce and Energy about this question. The Republic of Ireland does not at present have legislation comparable to the United Kingdom unsolicited goods and services legislation. I understand however that such legislation is proposed and that the Irish Government hope to introduce a Bill in the next session of the Dail.
§ Mr. Anthony Grantasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection if he will make representations in the Council of Ministers of the EEC for EEC member States to provide similar legislation to check the abuses prohibited by the Unsolicited Goods and Services (Amendment) Act 1975.
§ Mr. John FraserI shall certainly continue to bear in mind the possibility of raising this matter in the EEC. At present problems arise mainly from documents emanating from the Republic of Ireland, but I recognise that documents from other countries—both inside and outside the EEC—have caused difficulties and may do so in the future.