§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what steps she is taking to stop unsolicited e-mail being sent out across the Internet. [37052]
§ Mrs. RocheThe EU Telecommunications Data Protection Directive, which must be implemented by October this year, provides protection from unsolicited calls for direct marketing purposes. The Government will be consulting on the implementation of the Directive.
The Data Protection Registrar has been working on a proposal to prevent people receiving unsolicited e-mails through the insertion of suppression markers in their Internet addresses and the Direct Marketing Association are working on ideas for an e-mail preference scheme.