Parliament Website

Benefit Helpline Scams

EDM number 131 in 2009-10, proposed by Lindsay Hoyle on 19/11/2009.
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's benefits enquiries line which offers advice free of charge; and calls on the Government to take action 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This motion has been signed by a total of 60 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Lindsay Hoyle19/11/2009ChorleyLabourProposed
Nigel Evans19/11/2009Ribble ValleyConservativeSeconded
Jim Dobbin19/11/2009Heywood and MiddletonLabourSeconded
David Crausby19/11/2009Bolton North EastLabourSeconded
Andrew George19/11/2009St IvesLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley19/11/2009Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Lynne Jones19/11/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
David Taylor23/11/2009North West LeicestershireLabourWithdrawn
Adrian Sanders23/11/2009TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Spink23/11/2009Castle PointIndependentSigned
Paul Holmes23/11/2009ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Jeremy Corbyn23/11/2009Islington NorthLabourSigned
John McDonnell24/11/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Hywel Williams24/11/2009CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
John Battle24/11/2009Leeds WestLabourSigned
Mark Durkan24/11/2009FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Gregory Campbell24/11/2009East LondonderryDUPSigned
Alan Meale24/11/2009MansfieldLabourSigned
John Pugh25/11/2009SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech25/11/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock25/11/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
David Drew25/11/2009StroudLabourSigned
Nigel Dodds25/11/2009Belfast NorthDUPSigned
Janet Dean25/11/2009BurtonLabourSigned
Ian Davidson25/11/2009Glasgow South WestLabourSigned
William McCrea25/11/2009South AntrimDUPSigned
Joan Humble25/11/2009Blackpool North and FleetwoodLabourSigned
Kim Howells25/11/2009PontypriddLabourSigned
David Simpson25/11/2009Upper BannDUPSigned
Alan Simpson25/11/2009Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins26/11/2009TamworthLabourSigned
John Hemming26/11/2009Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Betty Williams26/11/2009ConwyLabourSigned
Rudi Vis26/11/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
David Borrow26/11/2009South RibbleLabourSigned
Janet Anderson26/11/2009Rossendale and DarwenLabourSigned
Martin Caton26/11/2009GowerLabourSigned
Albert Owen26/11/2009Ynys MLabourSigned
Edward O'Hara26/11/2009Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Ian McCartney26/11/2009MakerfieldLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd26/11/2009Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Ann Cryer26/11/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
Paul Keetch30/11/2009HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington30/11/2009Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
David Hamilton30/11/2009MidlothianLabourSigned
Paul Truswell01/12/2009PudseyLabourSigned
John Austin01/12/2009Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
David Heyes01/12/2009Ashton-under-LyneLabourSigned
Lady Hermon01/12/2009North DownUUPSigned
Willie Rennie02/12/2009Dunfermline and West FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Eric Illsley07/12/2009Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell07/12/2009Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
David Anderson07/12/2009BlaydonLabourSigned
Nick Harvey09/12/2009North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
George Howarth10/12/2009Knowsley North and Sefton EastLabourSigned
John Mason15/12/2009Glasgow EastScottish National PartySigned
Evan Harris16/12/2009Oxford West and AbingdonLiberal DemocratSigned
Kelvin Hopkins05/01/2010Luton NorthLabourSigned
Andy Reed07/01/2010LoughboroughLabourSigned
Gwyn Prosser08/02/2010DoverLabourSigned

Download raw data as csv or xml.