Leaving the EU: Mobile Roaming Charges

Mike Wood Excerpts
Thursday 7th February 2019

(5 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mike Wood Portrait Mike Wood (Dudley South) (Con)
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I know my right hon. and learned Friend will not be tempted into offering legal advice on the Floor of the House, but what protection might be available to consumers and businesses who entered a contract on the basis of free calls, texts and data while roaming if operators are tempted to change the terms of those contracts mid-term?

Jeremy Wright Portrait Jeremy Wright
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My hon. Friend is right that I have a natural reluctance to offer legal advice not only on the hoof but for nothing. My understanding, and I will write to him after making sure my understanding is correct, is that changes in contractual terms during the term of a contract give the consumer the right to exit that contract.