§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many prosecutions have been instigated, and how many have succeeded, against users of non-approved cordless telephones; and what was the cost of these investigations and prosecutions to public funds.
§ Mr. ButcherIn 1983 four people were prosecuted under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949 for using non-approved cordless telephones; three were convicted. The cost of the investigations cannot be identified separately. Legal costs amounted to £379, of which the defendants were ordered to pay £225.