NUISANCE CALLS

That this House recognises that the legislation around cold-calling via people's home and mobile phones is confusing and overly complicated; believes that people should be able to guarantee their privacy in a simple and effective way; further believes that unwanted faxes, mail, telephone calls or texts are a nuisance and can be very intimidating to people, especially vulnerable individuals; notes that the present situation where responsibility lies with Ofcom, the Information Commissioner and various preferencing services gives unscrupulous companies the ability to ride roughshod over the regulations with very little chance of any charges being pursued; and calls on the Government to work with Ofcom and the Information Commissioner to strengthen the rules and apply them more rigorously.