Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to help people to stop receiving unsolicited mail.

The Government appreciates that some people find unsolicited mail a real nuisance. This is why we have made sure that there are preference services in place to help those people stop receiving unwanted mail.

By registering with both preference services offered by the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) and Royal Mail’s door-to-door opt-out service, the vast majority of unsolicited mail can be stopped. Registration is quick and free.

More information about these services can be found on the DMA’s Mailing Preference Service website (www.mpsonline.org.uk).