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Fraud: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to tackle financial scams committed by online firms.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
20 Jan 2025
Target answer date
22 Jan 2025
Answer
28 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to tackle financial scams committed by online firms.

  2. 22 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Supporting law enforcement in combatting online fraud and other economic crimes, my Department, through its sponsored bodies, plays a critical role in supplying data on UK registered commercial entities to assist investigations and prosecutions.Companies ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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