§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what representations his Department has received from the security services opposing legislation to outlaw mobile phone cloning; [35704]
(2) what contracts have taken place between his Department and the Ministry of Defence relating to the legislative position of the cloning of mobile phones. [35703]
§ Mr. Ian TaylorIn accordance with precedent. the Government do not comment on issues relating to national security. On 13 June I established an industry and Government study group to examine the serious problem of mobile phone fraud, and any recommendations for action coming out of that group, which will report back in September will be subject to consultation within Government in the normal way.