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Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:59 pm on 8 November 2016.

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Photo of Russell George Russell George Conservative 1:59, 8 November 2016

First Minister, I certainly believe that more needs to be done to protect consumers against unsolicited mail and nuisance calls. According to the Office of Fair Trading, these types of scams are estimated to cost the victims around £3.5 billion a year. Can I ask, has the Government considered imposing a levy on the sender of mail, similar to that of the carrier bag charge, of course, allowing that money to be reinvested in different areas such as the forestry industry, protecting rural post offices or helping local authorities to recycle waste?