§ Mr. Stephen O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps are being taken to increase international collaboration in dealing with spam.[146134]
§ Mr. TimmsSpam is widely recognised to be a global problem and the UK is active in discussions on international cooperation to tackle cross-border spam, both multilaterally (for example, at the World Summit on the Information Society and in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) and bilaterally with the USA and other national governments. Proposals now being explored include cooperation between national enforcement agencies and the development of common international guidelines for governments and for business.
§ Mr. Stephen O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate she has made of the proportion of(a) e-mails and (b) unwanted junk e-mails received in the UK that are sent from within the UK.[146135]
§ Mr. TimmsThe Government do not have an estimate of the total proportion of e-mails received here that are sent from within and outside the UK. Industry estimates suggest that between 80 and 90 per cent. of unwanted junk e-mails received here come from outside the UK.