To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the ability of UK manufacturers to prevent competitors from misrepresenting their products through the use of misleading and copycat packaging under the provisions of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the ability of UK manufacturers to prevent competitors from misrepresenting their products through the use of misleading and copycat packaging under the provisions of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry for what reasons the provisions permitting companies to take private action through the courts against competitors who make use of misleading packaging were not included in the legislation transposing the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive into UK law.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry for what reasons the provisions permitting companies to take private action through the courts against competitors who make use of misleading packaging were not included in the legislation transposing the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive into UK law.

Legal Services Bill (HL). Commitee stage tenth sitting (afternoon). [Part II]. Schedules 16 to 24 agreed to, with schedules 16, 17, 21, 23 and 24 agreed to as amended. Clauses 179 to 215 agreed to, with clauses 191, 195, 208, 212 and 215 agreed to as amended. New clause 3 negatived on division (5 votes to 9). Written evidence (Appending to proceedings) motion agreed to. Bill, as amended, to be reported. (Bill 135 2006-07).

Legal Services Bill (HL). Commitee stage tenth sitting (afternoon). [Part II]. Schedules 16 to 24 agreed to, with schedules 16, 17, 21, 23 and 24 agreed to as amended. Clauses 179 to 215 agreed to, with clauses 191, 195, 208, 212 and 215 agreed to as amended. New clause 3...

Legal Services Bill (HL). Committee stage fifth sitting (morning). Clauses 15 to 20 agreed to, with clause 15 agreed to as amended. Schedule 3 agreed to as amended. Schedule 4 under consideration.

Legal Services Bill (HL). Committee stage fifth sitting (morning). Clauses 15 to 20 agreed to, with clause 15 agreed to as amended. Schedule 3 agreed to as amended. Schedule 4 under consideration.

Whether a person who represents himself to be a certificated bailiff, but is not, and by doing so obtains a payment or goods from a debtor, commits a fraud within the meaning of Sections 1 to 5 of the Fraud Act 2006; and, if so, which sections of the Act...

Whether a person who represents himself to be a certificated bailiff, but is not, and by doing so obtains a payment or goods from a debtor, commits a fraud within the meaning of Sections 1 to 5 of the Fraud Act 2006; and, if so, which sections of the Act...

Whether a person who represents himself to be a certificated bailiff, but is not, and intends by so doing to obtain a payment or goods from a debtor, commits a fraud within the meaning of Sections 1 to 5 of the Fraud Act 2006; and, if so, which sections of...

Whether a person who represents himself to be a certificated bailiff, but is not, and intends by so doing to obtain a payment or goods from a debtor, commits a fraud within the meaning of Sections 1 to 5 of the Fraud Act 2006; and, if so, which sections of...

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many imported eggs have been soldinto the United Kingdom under misleading or inaccurate labelling in the last five years.

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many imported eggs have been soldinto the United Kingdom under misleading or inaccurate labelling in the last five years.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether any battery-produced eggs from the European Continent have been mis-sold as organic eggs in the United Kingdom.

asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether any battery-produced eggs from the European Continent have been mis-sold as organic eggs in the United Kingdom.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What steps they are taking to stop imported eggs which are not free range being sold as free range eggs.

asked Her Majesty's Government:What steps they are taking to stop imported eggs which are not free range being sold as free range eggs.

When and for what reasons it was made illegal to offer kava kava for sale in the United Kingdom; and what assessment they have made of (a). the implications for public health of this decision; and (b) the legality of the continued marketing of products containing kava kava for sale...

When and for what reasons it was made illegal to offer kava kava for sale in the United Kingdom; and what assessment they have made of (a). the implications for public health of this decision; and (b) the legality of the continued marketing of products containing kava kava for sale...

When and for what reasons it was made illegal to offer melatonin for sale in the United Kingdom; and what assessment they have made of (a). the implications for public health of this decision; and (b) the legality of the continued marketing of products containing melatonin for sale to United...

When and for what reasons it was made illegal to offer melatonin for sale in the United Kingdom; and what assessment they have made of (a). the implications for public health of this decision; and (b) the legality of the continued marketing of products containing melatonin for sale to United...

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many complaints about food supplements and herbal remedies being marketed in the United Kingdom with illegal health claims by companies based in the Channel Islands have been referred by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency to the appropriate agencies in Guernsey and Jersey in the...

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many complaints about food supplements and herbal remedies being marketed in the United Kingdom with illegal health claims by companies based in the Channel Islands have been referred by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency to the appropriate agencies in Guernsey and Jersey in the...

What assessment they have made of the claims that Beres Drops cure cancer by the Healthy for Life company of the Channel Islands in its direct marketing to United Kingdom consumers; and

What assessment they have made of the claims that Beres Drops cure cancer by the Healthy for Life company of the Channel Islands in its direct marketing to United Kingdom consumers; and

What powers are available to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to prevent the marketing to United Kingdom mainland consumers of unlicensed medicinal products by companies based in the Channel Islands; and what steps they will take to address this issue.

What powers are available to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to prevent the marketing to United Kingdom mainland consumers of unlicensed medicinal products by companies based in the Channel Islands; and what steps they will take to address this issue.

What steps they propose to take to prevent direct-mail advertising from the Channel Islands offering products banned in the United Kingdom and products for which promotional health claims are made that would be illegal in the United Kingdom and the European Union; and

What steps they propose to take to prevent direct-mail advertising from the Channel Islands offering products banned in the United Kingdom and products for which promotional health claims are made that would be illegal in the United Kingdom and the European Union; and

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on bogus charitable collections and misleading advertising.

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on bogus charitable collections and misleading advertising.

May I say what a pleasure it is to serve under your wise counsel, Mr. Bercow? I congratulate the hon. Member for East Dunbartonshire (Jo Swinson) on securing this debate. She spoke eloquently about an issue on which she has been campaigning for some months and her speech was very...

May I say what a pleasure it is to serve under your wise counsel, Mr. Bercow? I congratulate the hon. Member for East Dunbartonshire (Jo Swinson) on securing this debate. She spoke eloquently about an issue on which she has been campaigning for some months and her speech was very...

I fully understand what the Minister said about the difficulty of tracking down the people responsible. However, those people publish a mobile telephone number. Could they not be traced through that?

I fully understand what the Minister said about the difficulty of tracking down the people responsible. However, those people publish a mobile telephone number. Could they not be traced through that?

There are definitely attempts to do that, but it can be hard to track down individuals even in those circumstances. However, the point is well made. We plan to bring together all the different agencies that work on the issue—the ASA, trading standards, the Association of Chief Police Officers, which...

There are definitely attempts to do that, but it can be hard to track down individuals even in those circumstances. However, the point is well made. We plan to bring together all the different agencies that work on the issue—the ASA, trading standards, the Association of Chief Police Officers, which...

I am not aware of any convictions, but there have been occasions where there was an opportunity for them, such as in the case I outlined earlier where the opportunity was spectacularly missed. Perhaps the Minister will have further information on whether there have been any convictions so far. A...

I am not aware of any convictions, but there have been occasions where there was an opportunity for them, such as in the case I outlined earlier where the opportunity was spectacularly missed. Perhaps the Minister will have further information on whether there have been any convictions so far. A...