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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-06-27more like thismore than 2022-06-27
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Business: Telephone Services remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing legal protections for consumers facing excessive call hold times when contacting businesses' customer services. more like this
tabling member constituency Scunthorpe more like this
tabling member printed
Holly Mumby-Croft more like this
uin 26057 more like this
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is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2022-07-05more like thismore than 2022-07-05
answer text <p>High quality customer service makes commercial sense and the Government expects all businesses to treat consumers fairly. However, the Government does not seek to intervene in the detail of how businesses conduct their activities, which are essentially commercial matters. For free advice on consumer rights and how to make complaints, consumers may contact the Citizens Advice consumer service on 0808 223 1133 (<del class="ministerial"><a href="http://www.consumeradvice.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.consumeradvice.org.uk/</a></del><ins class="ministerial"><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.citizensadvice.org.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C70642fbc5fa24c97123708da5e94e914%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637926290893806512%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BPhfGpmzF2q1fs11A8tQbQzMN4ppwzjvuJ%2BPCBZBKdE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/</a></ins>) or Advice Direct Scotland on 0808 164 6000 (<a href="http://www.consumeradvice.scot/" target="_blank">www.consumeradvice.scot</a>) for consumers living in Scotland.</p>
answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam more like this
answering member printed Paul Scully more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-07-05T14:35:44.947Zmore like thismore than 2022-07-05T14:35:44.947Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2022-07-06T08:26:46.357Zmore like thismore than 2022-07-06T08:26:46.357Z
answering member
4414
label Biography information for Paul Scully more like this
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answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam more like this
answering member printed Paul Scully more like this
answering member
4414
label Biography information for Paul Scully more like this
tabling member
4867
label Biography information for Holly Mumby-Croft more like this