Govt defeated by Lords on cold calling ban
253 to 205 defeat
The government was defeated in the House of Lords last night as peers demanded a ban on cold calling be included in the upcoming Financial Guidance and Claims Bill.
The House of Lords backed a cross-party amendment calling for pension cold calls to be banned by 253 voted to 205. The government had argued the move was outside the scope of the Bill being debated....
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