Written question asked by Lord Cotter (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 14 June 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 June 2004. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 June 2004 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 their introduction; and how many were issued by each type of enforcer. - Including figure. (Holding answer 17 June 2004).

Answer: Brian Cotter: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many Stop Now Orders have been issued since their introduction; and how many were issued by each type of enforcer. [179265] Mr. Sutcliffe :[holding answer 17 June 2004]: Since the introduction, 15 Stop Now Orders have been obtained. In addition, three interim Orders have been obtained. 13 of these, including the three interim Orders have been obtained by local authority trading standards departments. The Office of Fair Trading has obtained the remaining five Orders.

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