Question follow-through · 63382
Mobile Phones: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with (a) O2, (b) Vodafone, (c) EE and (d) other mobile network providers on tackling (i) SMS and (ii) calls-based scams; and whether she has plans to introduce stronger
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 27 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 9 Jul 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
27 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with (a) O2, (b) Vodafone, (c) EE and (d) other mobile network providers on tackling (i) SMS and (ii) calls-based scams; and whether she has plans to introduce stronger
1 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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9 Jul 2025
Answer published
We work extremely closely with mobile network providers, regulators, law enforcement and consumer groups to close the vulnerabilities that criminals exploit, and stop scam messages and calls reaching the UK public.We are currently developing a second Tele...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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