§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 15 December, Official Report, column 752, what assessment he has made of an appropriate remedy for unauthorised advertisements in public telephone boxes; if he will visit a telephone box; and what obstacles inhibit him from proposing an effective remedy; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Ian TaylorAs I explained in the answer I gave to my hon. Friend on 8 December,Official Report, column 296, I do not regard it as appropriate to seek to regulate the placing of advertisements in unauthorised places through telecommunications legislation. If my hon. Friend wishes to propose a simple and effective remedy to the concerns he has raised, my hon. Friends and I in other relevant Departments would be happy to consider this, and examine any obstacles which might inhibit action. I have visited telephone boxes, to make respectable phone calls.