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Written question asked by Martyn Day (Scottish National Party) on Friday, 15 October 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 October 2021. It was answered by Paul Scully (Conservative) on Monday, 25 October 2021 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


Trading Standards

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department plans to undertake a review of the enforcement powers of (a) National Trading Standards and (b) Trading Standards Scotland.

Answer

The Department provides funding to National Trading Standards (NTS) and Trading Standards Scotland (TSS), to enable local authorities to take coordinated action specifically on consumer harm issues that cross local authority boundaries; for instance, doorstep crime and mass-marketing scams. We have provided a single enforcement grant of £12,027,000 to National Trading Standards and £1,215,000 to Trading Standards Scotland for financial year 2021/22. We keep the funding needs of both organisations under constant review.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
57184
Session
2021-22
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Enforcement Trading standards National Trading Standards Trading Standards Scotland
Link
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