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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with industry stakeholders on tackling (a) misrepresentation and (b) aggressive sales of holiday timeshares.

Asked by
Alyn Smith (Scottish National Party)
Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 December 2023
Reference
7133
House
House of Commons

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.

Asked by
Alyn Smith (Scottish National Party)
Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 December 2023
Reference
7132
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to help protect consumers from being mis-sold timeshare arrangements.

Asked by
Alyn Smith (Scottish National Party)
Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 December 2023
Reference
7129
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many intention notices her Department has issued in response to complaints about the mis-selling of Green Deal loans by HELMS; and how many intention notices remain outstanding.

Asked by
Alan Brown (Scottish National Party)
Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 December 2023
Reference
6850
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many appeals to the First-tier Tribunal have been made as a result of sanction notices issued in response to complaints of Green Deal mis-selling by HELMS.

Asked by
Alan Brown (Scottish National Party)
Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 December 2023
Reference
6851
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will meet the hon. Member for Newport West to discuss a complaint about the mis-selling of Green Deal loans by HELMS submitted by a constituent in 2019.

Asked by
Ruth Jones (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 December 2023
Reference
7126
House
House of Commons

My Lords, I first declare my interest as an officer of the APPG for Self-Driving Vehicles and a business lifetime spent in the vehicle industry. I am also the father of a son who has learning difficulties and could, like many disabled people, certainly benefit from these vehicles. I have...

Member
Lord Borwick (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 November 2023
Reference
834 c1040
House
House of Lords

My Lords, it gives me pleasure to take part in this debate and I declare an interest as a member of the all-party AV group. I am also grateful for so many members of the industry who came and briefed us last week. We also need to thank the House...

Member
Lord Berkeley (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 November 2023
Reference
834 cc1040-2
House
House of Lords

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, particularly because it was he who encouraged me to take part in this debate. I acknowledge that self-driving vehicles are an exciting technology, with considerable advantages and implications for distribution, deliveries, and public and personal transport. It is...

Member
Earl of Lytton (Crossbench)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 November 2023
Reference
834 cc1042-5
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I welcome the Bill, and it is a pleasure to take part in this Second Reading debate. In doing so, I declare my technology interest as adviser to Boston Ltd. I congratulate the Law Commission on its excellent work on the Bill. It has done a significant suite...

Member
Lord Holmes of Richmond (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 November 2023
Reference
834 cc1045-7
House
House of Lords

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Holmes of Richmond, not just because of his general thought-provoking comments but specifically those around accessibility. I have been able to cut a couple of paragraphs I was going to start with.

I declare my past interest as...

Member
Baroness Brinton (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 November 2023
Reference
834 cc1047-9
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I am sure that I speak for all colleagues in the Chamber when I say that this debate has been enhanced by the contributions of the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, and my noble friend Lord Holmes. The area that they have covered is so important.

I want to record...

Member
Lord Naseby (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 November 2023
Reference
834 cc1048-1052
House
House of Lords

My Lords, in following the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, I will start by reflecting on some of the safety issues he raised and pick up in particular a phrase the Minister used in his introductory speech—that the introduction of self-driving cars could mean that the lack of human error saves...

Member
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green Party)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 November 2023
Reference
834 cc1050-5
House
House of Lords

My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak after the noble Baroness. Before I come to my main remarks, I have a question for my noble friend the Minister arising from something he said in his introduction. He referred to the scope of the Bill covering England, Scotland and Wales...

Member
Lord Moylan (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 November 2023
Reference
834 cc1055-8
House
House of Lords

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, and the very entertaining speech from the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, and to speak to your Lordships with a real sense of optimism over the Bill. In doing so, I declare an interest: my...

Member
Lord Hampton (Crossbench)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 November 2023
Reference
834 cc1058-1060
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I do not have any problems in principle with the Bill at all, but I look forward greatly to Committee, given all the speeches I have listened to—we will have a lively time of it. My contributions will be on vehicle identification. Number plates clearly will not do,...

Member
Lord Lucas (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 November 2023
Reference
834 cc1059-1062
House
House of Lords

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to take part in my first Second Reading debate, and to follow my noble friend Lord Lucas. I was not going to mention it, but he raised the issue of standards, which is critical, although we should never let a standard stand in...

Member
Lord Ranger of Northwood (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 November 2023
Reference
834 cc1062-4
House
House of Lords

My Lords, this has been a really excellent debate. I start by making clear that I welcome the Bill, especially since, as the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, pointed out, other countries have been getting ahead of us on this issue. The noble Lord, Lord Moylan, expressed concern that Northern Ireland...

Member
Baroness Randerson (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 November 2023
Reference
834 cc1064-6
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I first make it clear that the Opposition—the Labour Party—support the principle of this measure, although as we have seen in this debate, there is a wide-ranging set of issues that arises, which I dare say that the civil servants who have been listening will be busily examining...

Member
Lord Liddle (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 November 2023
Reference
834 cc1066-8
House
House of Lords

My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for their very thoughtful, indeed fascinating, contributions on the Bill. I will attempt to respond to as many questions and concerns as possible and where I have not been able to, I will certainly follow up in writing.

Let me begin, once again,...

Member
Lord Davies of Gower (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 November 2023
Reference
834 cc1068-1074
House
House of Lords