Written question asked by Jessica Lee (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 June 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 June 2011. It was answered by Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 14 June 2011 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Pets: Cremation

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will bring forward proposals to require the provision of information at the point of sale by pet cremation businesses on the processes which they use.

Answer: The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (CPRs) bans traders in all sectors from engaging in unfair commercial practices with consumers. Among other matters, the CPRs require traders not to omit or hide material information which the average consumer needs, according to the context, to make an informed choice. Therefore if the processes used by pet cremation businesses is material to the average pet owner's decision whether to use the services of such businesses this information would need to be given to them in good time before they made their purchasing decisions.

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