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Confident Consumers

I wish to be helpful. The hon. Member for Birmingham, Northfield (Richard Burden) was talking about the scam where the supplier provides goods that the person has to pay for, on the understanding that when they have made those goods into some other item, they will be paid considerably more; in effect, for the value added. It is a complete scam, because people pay for the goods, do what is required to make the finished item and are paid nothing.