§ Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps she is taking to reduce the incidence of companies providing misleading information regarding premium rate telephone numbers; and if she will make a statement. [169377]
§ Mr. TimmsThe regulation of Premium Rate Services is a matter for the Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information
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£ 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 Smart and Enterprise Grant 485,754 1,007,191 332,605 76,000 51,000 Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (following on from the Teaching Company Scheme) 25,500 20,000 77,000 76,000 51,000 Services (ICSTIS). Their Code of practice sets out the requirement for companies to provide clear pricing information and specifically prohibits the use of misleading pricing information.
§ Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent representations and discussions she has had regarding misleading information by companies charging premium rate costs for telephone services; and if she will make a statement. [169378]
§ Mr. TimmsMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has had no recent representations on this matter. Misleading information about such services is a matter for the Premium Rate Services regulator, the Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services (ICSTIS).