Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 4 March 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 March 2020 (named day). It was answered by Paul Scully (Conservative) on Monday, 9 March 2020 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Consumers: Protection
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Friends have been trained through the National Trading Standards' Friends Against Scams initiative in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in 2019.
- Answer
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The Friends Against Scams initiative protects and prevents people from becoming victims of scams. In 2019, 208,158 people joined the scheme, bringing the total number to over 412,800. Regional figures are not available to National Trading Standards.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 25031
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Consumers Fraud Protection Training
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2020-03-09 16:50:03 +0000
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