A Bill to introduce a Bill to prohibit the sending of unsolicited mail to elderly people; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
18 November 2009
This bill would make it illegal to send unsolicited mail to elderly people and would create measures to enforce the ban. It aims to protect older residents from unwanted correspondence and to outline how the rules would work in practice.
The bill is at the Second Reading in the House of Commons; if it progresses, it will move on to the Committee stage for detailed scrutiny.
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On 15 July, the House of Commons was asked, under the Ten Minute Rule motion, to give leave for this Bill to be introduced. The sponsor was allowed 10 minutes to support the Bill and there was ten minutes for other MPs to comment. The House agreed and the Bill was read a first time.
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The Protection of Elderly People (Unsolicited Mail) Bill has not been printed and cannot make any further progress.No recorded votes for this bill yet.
