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Consumer Rights

Secondary information

Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

492 c185-99WH 

Session

2008-09

Department

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

Chamber / Committee

Westminster Hall

Proceeding contributions

Gareth Thomas | 492 c199WH (Link to this contribution) I shall consider the hon. Lady's suggestion when working on the White Paper, but, if she will forgiv...

Gareth Thomas | 492 c199WH (Link to this contribution) I accept in principle the point that the hon. Gentleman makes. We want to take action to increase ou...

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Baroness Burt of Solihull | 492 c199WH (Link to this contribution) Will the Minister comment on my suggestion of a register of administrators to help businesses seekin...

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | 492 c193-6WH (Link to this contribution) That clarification is helpful. The problem with the legislation is enforcement. We all know about fl...

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | 492 c198WH (Link to this contribution) The Minister is being generous in giving way. Does he recognise the final point that I made in my sp...

Gareth Thomas | 492 c197-8WH (Link to this contribution) I have similar concerns, but responsibility has to be taken by local authorities. They have to make ...

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | 492 c197WH (Link to this contribution) The Minister mentioned one enforcement agency and one advice agency—trading standards officers and C...

Gareth Thomas | 492 c196-7WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh, North and Leith (Mark Lazarowicz) on securin...

Gareth Thomas | 492 c193WH (Link to this contribution) I should perhaps have intervened a little earlier in response to the query by the hon. Member for Ri...

Baroness Burt of Solihull | 492 c189-90WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Edinburgh, North and Leith (Mark Lazarowicz) on introducing this ...

Baroness Kramer | 492 c190WH (Link to this contribution) I wish that I could have made a speech, but I have to attend a meeting. Is my hon. Friend aware, how...

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | 492 c188WH (Link to this contribution) I am sure that the hon. Gentleman has looked at the ABTA website. I would be interested in his comme...

Mark Lazarowicz | 492 c188-9WH (Link to this contribution) I am sure that it is true in many, many cases, but the problem is that in this case it was not what ...

Russell Brown | 492 c186WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. Will he clarify whether Holyrood Services Ltd...

Mark Lazarowicz | 492 c186-7WH (Link to this contribution) I understand that Holyrood Services Ltd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elphinstone, the builders, a...

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | 492 c192-3WH (Link to this contribution) As I said in the previous debate, it is a great pleasure, Mr. Sheridan, to serve under what is I bel...

Baroness Burt of Solihull | 492 c191-2WH (Link to this contribution) I listened carefully to what the hon. Gentleman said about new build. As he said, the national house...

Mark Lazarowicz | 492 c191WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Lady is giving very good advice, which applies to many builders, but will she deal with the...

Baroness Burt of Solihull | 492 c190-1WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that example. The answer to her question is that I was not aware...

Mark Lazarowicz | 492 c185-6WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful, Mr. Sheridan, for this opportunity to discuss consumer rights. I shall highlight thre...

Speaker | 492 c185WH (Link to this contribution) The Minister who will respond to this debate has been caught up in traffic and will be approximately...

Subjects

Consumers Direct selling Housing Internet Holidays Protection Regulation Unfair practices

Link

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