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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 11 March 2014. It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading’s Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014.

Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading’s Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014

My noble friend will remember that in Committee during consideration of the then Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill I cited the amount of money that I made available to Citizens Advice in 1979-80 because of a small increase in its duties. It was £3 million then, which, in terms of what is being given now, causes me great concern. All members of citizens advice bureaux are not necessarily well versed in consumer affairs—they have other qualifications. If situations arise in which they do not know what to advise, who are they going to ask to tell them?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
752 c1747 
Session
2013-14
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Consumers Accountability Appeals Advisory services Enforcement Estate agents Protection Office of Fair Trading National Consumer Council Regulation Trading standards Citizens Advice Consumer Council for Northern Ireland Citizens Advice Scotland Isle of Anglesey County Council Powys County Council
Legislation
Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Consumer Council and Transfer of the Office of Fair Trading's Functions in relation to Estate Agents etc) Order 2014
Link
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