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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-12-14more like thismore than 2023-12-14
answering body
Department for Business and Trade more like this
answering dept id 214 more like this
answering dept short name Business and Trade more like this
answering dept sort name Business and Trade more like this
hansard heading Timesharing: Misrepresentation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent consumers being mis-sold timeshare agreements. more like this
tabling member constituency Stirling remove filter
tabling member printed
Alyn Smith more like this
uin 7132 remove filter
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-12-22more like thismore than 2023-12-22
answer text <p>The Timeshare, Holiday Products, Resale and Exchange Contracts Regulations 2010, as amended in 2018, provide consumers with robust protections relating to the sale, marketing and content of timeshare contracts. We keep the system under review and engage with industry representatives as appropriate.</p><p>Furthermore, the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (2008), which prohibit unfair commercial practices, are being restated in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill, currently in Parliament. Unfair commercial practices include misleading actions and omissions which are likely to persuade consumers into taking decisions they otherwise would not have.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton more like this
answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake more like this
grouped question UIN
7129 more like this
7133 more like this
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less than 2023-12-22T11:26:06.08Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-22T11:26:06.08Z
answering member
4474
label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake more like this
tabling member
4738
label Biography information for Alyn Smith more like this