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Mr. Clinton Davis
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will now provide an estimate of the number of companies operating as publishers of fraudulent directories; and whether he will name them.
Mr. Noble
Eighteen firms have been named in complaints to the Department of Trade and Industry about methods used to seek orders or payment for directory entries, but it is not evident from these complaints that the directories themselves might be called "fraudulent".