Use Of 0870 Telephone Numbers By Government Departments

EDM number 622 in 2005-06, proposed by Gregory Campbell on 19/07/2005.

That this House notes the proliferation of 0870 prefix telephone numbers used by a range of Government Departments for members of the public to get in touch; recognises the fact that they can cost up to two and a half times more than regional numbers, and that in some cases departments make substantial profits from such numbers; further notes that last year the Government's Central Office of Information urged Departments not to use 0870 numbers as the cost could act as a barrier to communicating information that the citizen should have access to as a right; and calls upon the Government to take action to end this indefensible practice.

This motion has been signed by a total of 61 MPs.