§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Minister for Trade if he will encourage the adoption of codes of practice in industries which make use of doorstep selling techniques.
§ Dr. Vaughan[pursuant to the reply, 11 February 1983, c. 490]: The Director General of Fair Trading is required by the Fair Trading Act to encourage relevant associations to prepare codes of practice for guidance on safeguarding and promoting the interests of consumers in the United Kingdom. I am pleased that the Direct Sales Association and the Glass and Glazing Federation, whose members engage in doorstep selling, have drawn up codes in consultation with the Director General.
In addition, the insurance industry has drawn up self-regulatory codes of practice for the selling of insurance by non-broker intermediaries. I welcome the continuing effort to extend the coverage of codes to enhance trading practices in this field.