Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 80439
Small Businesses: Fraud
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Alex Ballinger
Labour — Halesowen
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure (a) consumers are protected from consumer fraud by small businesses and (b) victims are (i) promptly and (ii) sufficiently compensated for their losses.
Answer
Kate DeardenDBT funds Citizens Advice to provide consumer advice in England and Wales. Citizens Advice run an annual Scams Awareness campaign on behalf of the Consumer Protection Partnership to raise awareness about scams: how to spot a scam, prevent becoming a victi...
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