case. i m told that uk vi have the application under consideration and are speaking with the honourable lady s offers to help progress the application and i hope we can resolve it very soon.- application and i hope we can resolve it very soon. thank you, mr seaker. resolve it very soon. thank you, mr speaker- does resolve it very soon. thank you, mr speaker. does the resolve it very soon. thank you, mr speaker. does the minister - resolve it very soon. thank you, mr speaker. does the minister accept. speaker. does the minister accept that the female population of afghanistan is enslaved at present? has he seen the amazing film by the courageous sky correspondent called women are all afghanistan which spells this out? and will he perhaps spent a moment to look at edm 1188 marking today the 90th anniversary of the founding of the academic assistance council, now the council for at risk academics which i came across while they were trying to rescue female academics from pote
questionable one, mr speaker. tjt speaker, fraud questionable one, mr speaker. tj t speaker, fraud is questionable one, mr speaker. m speaker, fraud is a despicable crime that accounts for over 40% of all crime in england and wales. the government s fraud strategy will do far more to block fraud at source, working closely with the private sector and law enforcement. the online safety bill obligates tech platforms to protect users from fraud and we will consult on banning cold calling for all financial products and clamp down on numbers spoofing. we will ban devices that let criminals send mass cam tax or disguise their calling number to make scam calls. new powers will take down fraudulent websites. i have told police forces that i want tackling fraud to be a priority. the new national fraud squad with 400 new national fraud squad with 400 new investigators will go after the worst fraudsters. we will change the law so that more victims of fraud get their money back an action fraud will