MAKING MISLEADING WEBSITES PURPORTING TO OFFER GOVERNMENT PAYMENT SERVICES ILLEGAL

That this House notes that unofficial websites are continuing to rip off customers seeking to pay for Government services such as the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and Land Registry; further notes that the Cabinet Office and Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, as departments responsible for these two services, are aware of the problem but have not so far secured the full co-operation of Google in protecting the public from these sites; further notes the Government has been advised that in most instances these unofficial websites are not illegal under current law; and therefore calls on the Government to bring forward legislative proposals urgently to make it illegal for unofficial websites to solicit payment for Government services, payment for which is already freely available on the official Government websites.