MP vows nuisance call action

EDINBURGH West Liberal Democrat MP Mike Crockart today stepped up his campaign for a crackdown on nuisance calls to people’s mobile phones and landlines.

He has written to Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt demanding a strengthening of legislation and rigorous enforcement.

He said: “I am fed up of nuisance calls to my landline and mobile as well as unsolicited texts.

“People shouldn’t have to put up with this menace which puts many vulnerable and elderly people at risk of fraud just as much as if the crook or pushy salesman was turning up at their door.”

He said he had already received strong support via his website, adding: “I am calling for the information commissioner’s powers to be strengthened to take in all forms of unsolicited contact, and for there to be a single, simple point of contact for any individual wishing to protect their privacy from unwanted calls, texts, faxes and e-mails.”