SILENT CALLS

Early day motion 540, tabled 7 July 2005 by John Hemming (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 58 members.

That this House notes the growing problem with repetitive, nuisance, automated phone calls; recognises the particular anxiety caused by silent calls; further recognises the wider problem of other repetitive, nuisance, automated calls; welcomes the recent action by Ofcom in investigating certain companies as to their use of predictive dialers; looks forward to Ofcom doing its job properly by using the powers it already has to prevent silent calls; and calls for the Government to take action to ensure that companies do not cause nuisance in the UK from offshore locations.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 22, Labour 21, Scottish National Party 6, Conservative 4, DUP 2, Plaid Cymru 2, UUP 1.