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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-07-15more like thismore than 2016-07-15
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme 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, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to prevent overselling of the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme to unsuitable properties; and what protections are in place for (a) the elderly and (b) other vulnerable people. more like this
tabling member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey more like this
tabling member printed
Drew Hendry more like this
uin 42903 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-07-25more like thismore than 2016-07-25
answer text <p>One of the eligibility requirements of the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme is certification of products and installation companies under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). As part of the MCS scheme, the installation company must also be a member of a Chartered Trading Standards Institute approved consumer code which sets out the standards that installers must meet in contracting with consumers.</p><p> </p><p>The codes cover advertising and promotion, behaviour of sales staff, proposals, estimates and quotes, terms of business, cancellation rights, deposits and prepayments, guarantees, maintenance and service agreements and service and repair. The consumer codes also include specific provisions on dealing with vulnerable consumers.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire remove filter
answering member printed Jesse Norman more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-07-25T08:41:16.073Zmore like thismore than 2016-07-25T08:41:16.073Z
answering member
3991
label Biography information for Jesse Norman more like this
tabling member
4467
label Biography information for Drew Hendry more like this