Dial A Mobile Group Plc
EDM number 198 in 2007-08, proposed by Roger Godsiff on 12/11/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Consumers, Service industries and Telecommunications.
That this House views with the gravest concern the current financial situation faced by many customers of Dial a Mobile Group PLC, formerly Mobile Connections, following the closure of its Birmingham retail shop; notes that the absence of the agreed cash-back discounts from Dial a Mobile now leaves many people facing the prospect of paying the full monthly contract fee to their airtime provider and added financial hardship; further notes that the practice of offering attactive cash-back offers on expensive airtime contracts continues with the tacit approval of the airtime providers and that Dial a Mobile is not the first such company to leave customers in financial difficulties; commends Birmingham Trading Standards for its early intervention in this matter and prompt action; and calls on the Secretary of State as a matter of urgency to launch an investigation and to convene a meeting of airtime service providers and Ofcom, the telecommunications regulator, with a view to strengthening the regulatory framework and releasing affected customers from existing contracts.
This motion has been signed by a total of 10 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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Roger Godsiff | 12/11/2007 | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Labour | Proposed |
Lynne Jones | 12/11/2007 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Seconded |
Mike Hancock | 13/11/2007 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Jeremy Corbyn | 13/11/2007 | Islington North | Labour | Seconded |
Derek Conway | 13/11/2007 | Old Bexley & Sidcup | Conservative | Seconded |
Alan Simpson | 15/11/2007 | Nottingham South | Labour | Seconded |
Brian Jenkins | 21/11/2007 | Tamworth | Labour | Signed |
Neil Gerrard | 21/11/2007 | Walthamstow | Labour | Signed |
Rudi Vis | 21/11/2007 | Finchley and Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
John McDonnell | 25/11/2008 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Signed |
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