Following our announcement of the debate and the issuing of a briefing in this blog posting, the debate took place and the proceedings are recorded here.

At 11 am on Wednesday 26 June, RIchard Burden MP will introduce a debate entitled “Cost of non-geographic telephone numbers used by Government” in the Westminster Hall chamber.

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The Ofcom consultation  - Simplifying non-geographic numbers - Policy position on the introduction of the unbundled tariff and changes to 080 and 116 ranges - closed on 28 May 2013.

Comments on the response are invited using this link, or that as below every blog entry.

All non-confidential responses will (in time) be published by Ofcom on this page.

Ofcom will be making its statement on this consultation as it publishes the relevant formal legal instruments, triggering the start of a 18 month implementation period. Depending on issues that may be raised, we expect this to be within the next few months.

Up to the point of implementation there will be much to be done to ensure that only those who can truly justify the imposition of a Service Charge continue to do so. These efforts will be focussed around The Big Question.