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Oral Answers to Questions

David Nuttall Excerpts
Thursday 22nd October 2015

(8 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Nuttall Portrait Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con)
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On the issue of nuisance telephone calls, how does the Secretary of State plan to measure whether the steps the Government have taken have been successful?

Lord Vaizey of Didcot Portrait Mr Vaizey
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May I first record my shock at not being asked a single question about broadband in this Question Time? This is a red-letter day, although I am waiting to see whether the right hon. Member for East Ham (Stephen Timms) is going to get to his feet.

We have brought the Information Commissioner’s Office into the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, so we now have a shocking thing—joined-up Government—and I will meet the ICO and Ofcom to keep a close eye on what they are doing to tackle the scourge of nuisance calls.