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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

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

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
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk