HC Deb 09 November 1999 vol 337 cc473-4W
Mrs. Browning

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will(a) list the assets sold by his

Member State Legislation Date of coming into force
Austria Telecommunications Act 1997 (reference BGBI. Nr. 100/1997). 1 August 1997
Belgium Telecommunications Act 1991 of 21 March 1991 as amended on 31 December 1997, and by Royal Decrees of 22 June 1998 (voice telephony), 8 July 1999 (calling line identification) and 14 September 1999 (telephone directories). 11 January 1998
Denmark Executive Order 581 of 6 July 1999. 21 September 1999
Executive Order 580 of 24 July 1999. 1 August 1999
Finland Regulation 565/1999 of 22 April 1999. 1 July 1999
France The Telecommunications Act of 26 July 1996 (Loi 96/659), Loi 90/1170 and the Decree on Standard Clauses of 29 December 1990 (Loi 96/1175). Dates not known
Germany Telecommunications Act of 25 July 1996. 1 January 1998
Telecommunications Carriers Data Protection Ordinance of 12 July 1996. 19 July 1996
Greece Draft Bill issued. Expected January 2000
Ireland Draft regulations issued 17 September 1999. Expected end March 2000
Italy Decree number 171 of 13 May 1998. 18 June 1998
Luxembourg No information is available. —
Netherlands Telecommunications Act of 5 November 1998 (Stb.610). 15 December 1998
Portugal Law 69/98 of 28 October 1998. 24 October 1998
Spain General Telecommunication Law (November 1998) of 24 April 1998 26 April 1998
Royal Decree 1736/1998 of 31 July 1998. 6 September 1998
Sweden Amendment to the Telecommunications Act (1999.578) and regulations (1999.572). 1 July 1999
United Kingdom The Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) (Direct Marketing) Regulations 1998 (S.I.3170/1998). 1 May 1999
The Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 2093/1999). 31 March 2000
1 Dates for Royal Decrees not known
2 1 December 1999 for some provisions
3 16 August 1999 for some provisions

Department and their value, item by item, in each year from 1991–92 to 1998–99 and (b) estimate the asset sales planned for 1999–2000 and 2000–01. [95808]

Mr. Byers

[holding answer 26 October 1999]: The information requested by the hon. Member is not available in the form requested.