COLD CALLING AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT

Early day motion 219, tabled 4 December 2003 by Paul Truswell (Labour). Signed by 107 members.

That this House is appalled by crimes committed particularly against older people by doorstep callers offering property maintenance and improvement services; condemns high pressure sales tactics employed by some doorstep callers; resulting in vulnerable people parting with extortionate sums of money for unnecessary, shoddy or grossly overpriced work; and calls for legislation to prohibit unsolicited doorstep calls for the purpose of offering property maintenance and improvement and for a national campaign to raise awareness of the dangers.

Signatures by party: Labour 63, Liberal Democrat 27, Conservative 7, Labour/Co-operative 7, DUP 1, Independent Ulster Unionist 1, Plaid Cymru 1.