§ Mr. SpellerTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will raise with Oftel when next he meets the dirctor general the sale of telephone answering machines which can be accessed by simple voice command and where the taped message is expunged as it is played back to any caller, irrespective of their right of access to that message.
§ Mr. ButcherMy right hon. and learned Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster met the Director General of Telecommunications last week. As they have no plans to meet in the immediate future, I am arranging for this matter to be drawn to the director general's attention so that he may reply to my hon. Friend direct.