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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-05-11more like thismore than 2020-05-11
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 remove filter
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Credit more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to extend the provisions of section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act to cover creditors that are third-parties. more like this
tabling member constituency Bristol North West remove filter
tabling member printed
Darren Jones more like this
uin 45394 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-05-19more like thismore than 2020-05-19
answer text <p>Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 usually only applies when there is a direct transactional relationship between the debtor (the consumer), the creditor (the credit card provider), and the supplier of goods and services.</p><p> </p><p>If a credit card is used to pay for something through a third-party intermediary service, for example a payment services provider, the conditions in section 75 may not be met.</p><p> </p><p>This aims to strike the right balance between consumer protection and proportionate burdens on business, and the Government does not intend to extend the liability of a creditor with respect to suppliers with which it has no relationship or arrangement.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Salisbury more like this
answering member printed John Glen more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-05-19T10:51:37.793Zmore like thismore than 2020-05-19T10:51:37.793Z
answering member
4051
label Biography information for John Glen more like this
tabling member
4621
label Biography information for Darren Jones more like this