No to Nuisance Calls
- Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 September 2012
- Motion reference: S4M-04204
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 02 October 2012
That the Parliament understands that nuisance calls blight the lives of many people in Orkney and across Scotland; believes that these calls are particularly distressful for older, vulnerable people; is concerned that a quarter of a billion nuisance calls are made to Scots each year and that complaints about silent or abandoned calls in the UK have trebled in 2012; believes that poor regulation is failing to address the problem and that the rise in companies offering redress for missold payment protection insurance and a lack of consumer knowledge are exacerbating the situation; considers that more must be done to tackle nuisance calls and other forms of unsolicited contact, and would welcome a single, simple point of contact for any individual wishing to protect their privacy from unwanted calls, texts, faxes and emails.
Supported by:
Brian Adam, Jackie Baillie, Colin Beattie, Sarah Boyack, Roderick Campbell, Graeme Dey, James Dornan, Linda Fabiani, Alex Fergusson, Neil Findlay, John Finnie, Kenneth Gibson, Iain Gray, Mark Griffin, Hugh Henry, Jim Hume, Alison Johnstone, Richard Lyle, Angus MacDonald, Mike MacKenzie, John Mason, Alison McInnes, Anne McTaggart, Nanette Milne, Elaine Murray, Gil Paterson, Willie Rennie, Mary Scanlon, Tavish Scott, David Stewart, Kevin Stewart, Dave Thompson, David Torrance, Jean Urquhart, Maureen Watt, John Wilson