Question follow-through · 30354
Nuisance Calls: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to reduce spam telephone calls linked to fraudulent activity; and what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on potential penalties for this
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 18 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to reduce spam telephone calls linked to fraudulent activity; and what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on potential penalties for this
12 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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18 Feb 2025
Answer published
The Government takes fraud seriously. DSIT works closely with Ofcom, who have a duty to ensure UK numbers are not misused including by requiring telecoms operators to block spoofing calls from abroad imitating UK landline numbers in order to help protect ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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