Supplementary memorandum from the Advertising
Association (DGB 164)
At the oral evidence session of Tuesday 24 February
2004 when the Advertising Association (AA) gave evidence, Andrew
Brown promised that the AA would get back to the Committee with
an answer for the Rt Hon the Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
PC CH on a supplementary question he posed.
Mr Brown had referred to a news release issued
by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) on 17 February 2004
entitled "FSA stamps on misleading adverts", which concerned
the number of complaints about financial advertisements received
by that body between 1 July 2003 and 31 December 2003.
Lord Brooke's question related to the number
of complaints about financial advertisements that had been referred
onto the Financial Services Authority (FSA) by the Building Societies'
Ombudsman (BSO) over that six month period.
Having spoken with the relevant individual within
the FSA, I understand that no complaints were referred onto the
Authority by the BSO over that period.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should
you require any further information on this or any other issue.
February 2004
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