Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokespersons Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey and Wood Green) and Wayne Hoban (Tottenham) have called for the two other parties to ban illegal nuisance phone calls to local residents in the run-up to the General Election in the borough.

The move follows national complaints from people who do not want nuisance calls, and have registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) to stop such calls.It has been revealed nationally that such people are still be phoned by both Labour and the Tories. The Liberal Democrats only call TPS-registered people if they have given the party their phone number and agreed to be rung.

The Liberal Democrats have set up a new website – http://www.stopnuisancecalls.com – to encourage voters to register formal complaints when they receive nuisance calls from Labour and the Tories. Fines of up to £5,000 per call can be imposed by the Information Commission for abusing the TPS system.

Lib Dem Lynne Featherstone comments:

“People register with the Telephone Preference Service because they do not want to receive nuisance calls at home. The Tories and Labour should not be pestering voters if they have taken the trouble to ask not to be called. From today, our new website will help people to complain. It could lead to a £5,000 fine for the party concerned. The two other parties should respect the rights of voters and consumers.”

Lib Dem Wayne Hoban adds:

“The Lib Dems are the only major party to try and ensure we do not make calls to TPS-registered homes, unless the resident has previously given us their number with permission to use it. The other parties should respect the wishes of voters who have clearly and specifically asked not to be called.”