India: Scam Call Centres - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:30 pm on 21 April 2020.

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Photo of Baroness Crawley Baroness Crawley Labour 3:30, 21 April 2020

Thank you, Lord Speaker, and well done to everyone for getting us to this point. Given the rise in Covid-related fraud and scams in the UK, where we know unscrupulous criminals are exploiting fears about the virus in order to prey on older and vulnerable people, as the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, said, what are the Government doing to ensure that local government capacity, especially in trading standards departments, is fit for purpose, and what direct enforcement action has the Competition and Markets Authority taken in respect of companies breaking the law?