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Written question asked by Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 10 July 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 July 2003. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 July 2003 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.


Dept of Trade and Industry

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many stop now orders have been issued since June 2000; and if she will make a statement. - Inc figures.
Answer

Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many Stop Now Orders have been issued since June 2000; and if she will make a statement. [125827] Mr. Sutcliffe: Since June 2001 when the Stop Now Orders (EC Directive) Regulations came into force, seven Stop Now Orders have been sought and obtained from the courts. Four of these were obtained by Trading Standards authorities and three by the Office of Fair Trading.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
125827; 409 c381W;409 c380W
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Consumers Enforcement EU law Protection Stop now orders
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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