116927<\/a> to the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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The Government wants markets to thrive and continues to promote competition as the best driver of value and service for customers.<\/p>
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a) The Government and Ofgem are working to implement the Competition and Markets Authority\u2019s recommendations in the retail energy market through faster and more reliable switching, measures to increase consumer engagement reforming the regulatory framework which aim to increase competition in the energy market.<\/p>
<\/p>
b) The Government has established competition objectives embedded in the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). The regulators set up the New Bank Start-up Unit to help prospective new banks enter the market and through the early days of authorisation. Since 2013, the PRA has authorised 15 new UK banks, reducing the market share of the four biggest banks and increasing the stability of the sector.<\/p>"}
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The Government recognises the importance of effective Alternative Dispute Resolution, including ombudsmen, in consumer markets.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Government will be publishing a Consumer Green Paper that will tackle areas where markets are not working for consumers and business.<\/p>
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The Department already has a number of established forms of energy co-operation with other countries. Our work spans research, innovation, policy, and technical collaboration in partnership with a number of priority countries.<\/p>
We continue to work closely with key partner countries, such as Norway and Qatar, which supply the UK with over half of its gas supply. We also engage widely with emerging powers as they grow to become key players in global energy markets. The links made through these relationships are reinforced with Ministerial level Energy Dialogues.<\/p>
Additionally, the UK will continue to be an active participant of multilateral fora that promote international co-operation on energy issues, such as the International Energy Agency; the International Renewable Energy Agency; the G7; and the G20.<\/p>"}
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The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills published an assessment of Consumer Detriment in 2014. The Government works with key stakeholders in the consumer landscape through the Consumer Protection Partnership[1]<\/sup><\/sup> to better identify, prioritise and coordinate collective action to tackle the issues causing greatest harm to consumers.<\/p>Individual partners have produced assessments of consumer detriment such as the \u201cConsumer Detriment\u201d report published by Citizens Advice in September 2016.<\/p>
The Government is committed to tackling consumer detriment and will be publishing a consumer green paper.<\/p>
<\/p>
[1] Members of the CPP are as follows: National Trading Standards (NTS), Citizens Advice, Citizens Advice Scotland, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA), the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland (DfE), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI), the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland (CCNI), and the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA).<\/p>
<\/p>
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Hajj and Umrah trips are covered by consumer law under the Package Travel Regulations 1992, and more general consumer protection legislation and laws against theft and fraud.<\/p>
The Department has published two information leaflets; one for pilgrims on booking a Hajj trip and one for Hajj travel organisers setting out their basic legal obligations. These are available on the gov.uk website.<\/p>"}
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Hajj and Umrah trips are covered by consumer law under the Package Travel Regulations 1992, and more general consumer protection legislation and laws against theft and fraud.<\/p>
The Department has published two information leaflets; one for pilgrims on booking a Hajj trip and one for Hajj travel organisers setting out their basic legal obligations. These are available on the gov.uk website.<\/p>"}
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There are no plans at this stage to publish a position paper on the future of the Competition and Markets Authority and its role in investigating multinational mergers after the UK leaves the EU.<\/p>
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The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) was created on 14 July 2016. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) were merged to create this new department.<\/p>
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not currently have the facility for staff to join a credit union through payroll deductions.<\/p>
Some Government departments offer this facility and it is currently being looked into by the central civil service HR team. Once a decision has been made, BEIS will consider these recommendations as part of its ongoing work to ensure staff are offered a benefits package that is current and reflective of the wider Civil Service.<\/p>"}
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