Telephone Services: Fraud
Commons · Question 4999 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to help improve the ability of telecommunications providers to (a) identify and (b) block scam calls.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 8 Jun 2026
Tackling fraud is a priority for this Government. We are working closely with industry, law enforcement, and consumer groups to identify and prosecute criminal activity of this nature. On 5 November 2025, Government published the second Telecommunications...