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Benefit Helpline Scams

EDM number 2169 in 2008-09, proposed by Lindsay Hoyle on 27/10/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Benefits policy.

That this House seeks to raise awareness of disingenuous benefit advice helplines which charge callers extortionate rates; is concerned by websites that advertise benefits advice and charge callers £1.50 per minute; notes that people in need of benefit advice and support are often those who are the most financially challenged and cannot afford these extortionate rates; further notes the Government Benefit Enquiry Line which offers such advice free of charge; and calls on the Government to take steps to warn people away from such websites and to ensure the Government’s free advice line is sufficiently advertised.

This motion has been signed by a total of 60 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Lindsay Hoyle27/10/2009ChorleyLabourProposed
David Crausby27/10/2009Bolton North EastLabourSeconded
Mark Durkan27/10/2009FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Alan Meale27/10/2009MansfieldLabourSeconded
Jim Dobbin27/10/2009Heywood and MiddletonLabourSeconded
Nigel Evans27/10/2009Ribble ValleyConservativeSeconded
Bob Russell27/10/2009ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Caton28/10/2009GowerLabourSigned
Willie Rennie28/10/2009Dunfermline and West FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis28/10/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
David Taylor28/10/2009North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley28/10/2009Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Mike Hancock28/10/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew George28/10/2009St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Nigel Dodds28/10/2009Belfast NorthDUPSigned
John Cummings28/10/2009EasingtonLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn28/10/2009Islington NorthLabourSigned
Frank Cook28/10/2009Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell28/10/2009Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell28/10/2009East LondonderryDUPSigned
Annette Brooke28/10/2009Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Judy Mallaber28/10/2009Amber ValleyLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd28/10/2009Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Lynne Jones28/10/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
George Howarth28/10/2009Knowsley North and Sefton EastLabourSigned
Paul Holmes28/10/2009ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Spink28/10/2009Castle PointIndependentSigned
David Simpson28/10/2009Upper BannDUPSigned
Dai Davies29/10/2009Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
David Drew29/10/2009StroudLabourSigned
Ann Cryer29/10/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
John Pugh29/10/2009SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Richard Burden29/10/2009Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSigned
Nick Harvey02/11/2009North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris McCafferty02/11/2009Calder ValleyLabourSigned
Betty Williams02/11/2009ConwyLabourSigned
Alan Simpson03/11/2009Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins03/11/2009Luton NorthLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard03/11/2009WalthamstowLabourSigned
David Hamilton03/11/2009MidlothianLabourSigned
David Anderson03/11/2009BlaydonLabourSigned
Mark Hunter03/11/2009CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech04/11/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Williams04/11/2009CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
George Galloway04/11/2009Bethnal Green and BowRespectSigned
William McCrea04/11/2009South AntrimDUPSigned
Stephen Hepburn04/11/2009JarrowLabourSigned
Andy Reed05/11/2009LoughboroughLabourSigned
Eric Illsley05/11/2009Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins05/11/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Janet Dean05/11/2009BurtonLabourSigned
Janet Anderson05/11/2009Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
John Hemming05/11/2009Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
John McDonnell09/11/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Bill Etherington09/11/2009Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Robert Wareing09/11/2009Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSigned
John Mason09/11/2009Glasgow EastScottish National PartySigned
Paul Keetch10/11/2009HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Truswell10/11/2009PudseyLabourSigned
Mark Fisher11/11/2009Stoke-on-Trent CentralLabourSigned

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