“For over two years now we have been calling on Government to take action to protect consumers and citizens from cyberscams. The TalkTalk data leak has put millions of consumers at risk and yet it’s still not clear what rights they have.

“ Ed Vaizey’s answers to my questions make it clear that all the speed and innovation is coming from the criminals, whilst the Government sits on its hands, leaves it to the market, and the police are denied the resources they need to protect citizens on line.”