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89899

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Consumers: Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the comments by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Jenny Willott, on 13 May (HC Deb, col 691), whether they will set out the additional guidance produced by the Trading Standards Institute in relation to the cited consumer regulations of December 2013.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL1741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Guidance on the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 has been produced by the Trading Standards Institute, and is available at <a href="http://www.businesscompanion.info/" target="_blank">http://www.businesscompanion.info/</a>. This guidance is updated regularly, and we have asked TSI to consider providing clarification on ticket sales as part of these updates.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 15/09/2014 11:10:30 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

79707

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Mediation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish their response to their consultation on Alternative Dispute Resolution for consumers which began in March.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL1599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government intends to publish the response to the consultation on Alternative Dispute Resolution for consumers in the Autumn.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 11/08/2014 10:21:51 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

58580

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Estate Agents Act 1979
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many estate agents were subject to (1) a warning notice, and (2) a prohibition order, for each year since 1984 under the Estate Agents Act 1979.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Until 31 March 2014, the Office of Fair Trading was responsible for enforcing the Estate Agency Act 1979. Since then, its functions have been transferred to Powys County Council, under the National Trading Standards Board Umbrella.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data from the archived register for prohibition orders and warning notices in relation to the OFT and its predecessors was:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prohibition Orders</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Warning Notices</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prohibition Orders</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Warning Notices</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td> </td><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td> </td><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td> </td><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prohibition Order</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Warning Notice</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prohibition Order</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Warning Notice</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1991</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1990</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1989</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1988</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1996</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1987</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1995</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1986</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1994</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1985</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1993</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1984</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1992</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 23/06/2014 12:55:16 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

58581

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Estate Agents Act 1979
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many estate agents since 1 April 2014 (1) have been, or (2) are being, considered for (a) a warning notice, and (b) a prohibition order, under the Estate Agents Act 1979 by the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>An order under the Estate Agents Act 1979 may be issued against both estate agents and individuals or businesses who are not currently involved in estate agency work. For example an order can be issued against someone who has formerly been an estate agent, or who has worked closely with an estate agent.</p><p> </p><p>Since the 1st April 2014:</p><p> </p><p>· Three individual orders (two prohibition and one warning) have taken effect. These orders were issued by the Office of Fair Trading but implemented by the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team.</p><p> </p><p>· Four individual orders and one against a business – all prohibitions - are currently subject to appeals.</p><p> </p><p>· Fifteen new cases are currently being processed by the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team. ‘Notices of proposal to prohibit' have been issued for six of these cases and are awaiting representations from the individuals and businesses concerned. Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town</p><p> </p><p>· Additionally, the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team currently has fifteen cases on its books which are awaiting prosecution outcome or further investigation by local Trading Standards teams and which may lead to notices being issued at a later date.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 19/06/2014 16:53:28 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town