§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what measures can be taken by members of the public to prevent the delivery of junk mail.
§ Mr. RedwoodThey can register with the Mailing Preference Service which was set up, with the support of 775W the Post Office, by the main trade associations representing the direct marketing industry. It enables individuals' names to be deleted from the mailing lists held by member organisations. The service claims to cover 80 per cent, of mailing lists.
An application form can be obtained from the service's freepost address.