Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Stephen Lloyd (Liberal Democrat), on Tuesday, 1 July 2014, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 38 members in total.

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TRADING STANDARDS

That this House welcomes the publication of the Trading Standards Workforce Survey which shows that the number of trading standards staff in local authorities has been halved since 2009; values the work that trading standards officers do in their local communities to protect vulnerable elderly residents from rogue traders and scams, prevent young people from accessing age restricted products like tobacco, alcohol and knives and ensure consumers receive accurate information on what they are buying, protecting them from food fraud and unsafe goods; applauds trading standards professionals for maintaining a high level of service despite shrinking resources; further welcomes the Government's commitment to consumer protection as represented by the Consumer Rights Bill; and encourages the Government to continue working with trading standards and local authorities to find long-term solutions to the problem of constrained resources for local authority trading standards services.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

199 

Session

2014-15

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Linda Riordan

Bob Russell

Adrian Sanders

Jim Shannon

Subjects

Consumers Companies Business Employment Local government Standards Regulation

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk