Supporting the call for action on pay-day lending

It is the second reading of Paul Blomfield's Private Members Bill curtailing the excessive activities of payday lending companies today.



Yesterday I joined Paul and all the those calling for action on pay-day lending in Parliament to lend my support to his Bill.






Payday lenders are causing serious debt problems for so many people. Their massive interest rates, rip-off charges,

Government scheme to crackdown on cowboy builders smoke and mirrors

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Update constituents regarding the issue of Eastgate Car Park

I'd like to update constituents regarding the issue of Eastgate Car Park.

- The issue of unpaid fines appear resolved
- The issue of a refund for paid fines is making some progress
- Issues around Eastgate Car Park charging have progressed
- Wider issues about car park fines is making progress

Eastgate car park started issuing Parking Charge Notices in summer last year, after having decided to

Nuisance Calls - Gov't has no plans to further protect bombarded consumers

Graham Jones (Hyndburn, Labour)

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether she has given consideration to consolidating the responsibility for dealing with nuisance calls entirely in either Ofcom or the Information Commissioner's Office. Hansard source (Citation: HC Deb, 17 April 2013, c425W)

Edward Vaizey (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Culture,

Nuisance Calls Advice Line receives over 50,000 calls every month