To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many complaints were made to the Director General of Fair Trading concerning the conduct of funeral directors in each year since 1997; how many such complaints were investigated by the Director General in each year; how many were upheld...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many complaints were made to the Director General of Fair Trading concerning the conduct of funeral directors in each year since 1997; how many such complaints were investigated by the Director General in each year; how many were upheld...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will refer the funeral director industry to the Office of Fair Trading to investigate charging policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will refer the funeral director industry to the Office of Fair Trading to investigate charging policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assistance the Government provides to people who have recently suffered a bereavement or who are considering funeral arrangements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assistance the Government provides to people who have recently suffered a bereavement or who are considering funeral arrangements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the results of the OFT inquiry into the funeral industry; what plans he has to review the regulations governing the funeral industry; what representations he has received from the OFT about competition in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what assessment he has made of the results of the OFT inquiry into the funeral industry; what plans he has to review the regulations governing the funeral industry; what representations he has received from the OFT about competition in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has received concerning the regulation of the United Kingdom funeral industry. - (Holding answer 28 July 1998).

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has received concerning the regulation of the United Kingdom funeral industry. - (Holding answer 28 July 1998).

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what further action is being taken to improve consumer protection in the funeral industry.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what further action is being taken to improve consumer protection in the funeral industry.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will comment on her Department's plans to ensure adequate protection of consumers purchasing their funerals in advance. - Inc ref to 304 c655W, 22 January 1998.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will comment on her Department's plans to ensure adequate protection of consumers purchasing their funerals in advance. - Inc ref to 304 c655W, 22 January 1998.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what plans she has to protect consumers in respect of the costs of funeral services.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what plans she has to protect consumers in respect of the costs of funeral services.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what studies her Department has conducted into the costs of funeral services; and if she will publish them.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what studies her Department has conducted into the costs of funeral services; and if she will publish them.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will take action to warn (a) pensioners and (b) others about the activities of funeral directors who encourage people to opt for unnecessarily expensive funerals.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will take action to warn (a) pensioners and (b) others about the activities of funeral directors who encourage people to opt for unnecessarily expensive funerals.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what plans she has to introduce measures to protect the rights of people who have bought pre-paid funerals.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what plans she has to introduce measures to protect the rights of people who have bought pre-paid funerals.

Wednesday adjournment debate on funeral services.

Wednesday adjournment debate on funeral services.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what monitoring she has instigated concerning whether undertakings received from providers of funeral services following recommendations by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission (a) have been and (b) have not been carried out; and what further action she intends to take to...

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what monitoring she has instigated concerning whether undertakings received from providers of funeral services following recommendations by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission (a) have been and (b) have not been carried out; and what further action she intends to take to...

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what statistics her Department collates on the ownership and company status of funeral director companies and their subsidiaries.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what statistics her Department collates on the ownership and company status of funeral director companies and their subsidiaries.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to her Answer of 19th November, Official Report, column 192, if she will list (a) the possible options for consumer protection which the Minister for Competition and Consumer Affairs has discussed with the Director General of Fair Trading regarding pre-paid...

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to her Answer of 19th November, Official Report, column 192, if she will list (a) the possible options for consumer protection which the Minister for Competition and Consumer Affairs has discussed with the Director General of Fair Trading regarding pre-paid...

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19th November, Official Report, column 192, if she will list the trading companies that are subsidiaries of registered charities and the registered charities concerned about which she has received representations and if she will list the...

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19th November, Official Report, column 192, if she will list the trading companies that are subsidiaries of registered charities and the registered charities concerned about which she has received representations and if she will list the...

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, how many people have bought pre-paid funerals in the last two years.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, how many people have bought pre-paid funerals in the last two years.

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will (a) establish a funeral services ombudsman, (b) establish a single code of practice for the supply of funeral services and (c) introduce statutory regulation of pre-paid funeral plans. - Inc ref to 302 c93W, 1 December 1997. (Holding...

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will (a) establish a funeral services ombudsman, (b) establish a single code of practice for the supply of funeral services and (c) introduce statutory regulation of pre-paid funeral plans. - Inc ref to 302 c93W, 1 December 1997. (Holding...