PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
SELLING OF CUSTOMER LISTS (12 November 1997)
Motion Details
That this House is concerned by the practice amongst some companies of selling or transferring lists of their customers to other companies without explicit authorisation of those customers; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to legislate to prevent the transfer of the names, addresses or other data relating to customers by one company to another without an explicit and positive instruction from the customers involved.
Sponsored by:
Sir Oliver Letwin (Independent)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Liberal Democrat
5
29%
Conservative
4
24%
Independent
4
24%
Labour
2
12%
Non-affiliated
1
6%
Ulster Unionist Party
1
6%
Sponsor List (17 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
LD
Norman Baker
Ind
Crispin Blunt
LD
Dr Peter Brand
Con
Lord Flight
LD
Mr Donald Gorrie
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Lab
Lynne Jones
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Ind
Sir Oliver Letwin (Sponsor)
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Ind
Mr Ken Livingstone
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Mr Tony McWalter
Lord Prior of Brampton
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
LD
Lord Stunell
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