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Consumers: Protection

Volume 457: debated on Monday 5 March 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the UK objectives are in (a) the development of consumer policy at EU level and (b) the simplification of the regulatory framework of EU consumer protection law. (123516)

The UK supports the development of EU consumer policies that promote the benefits to consumers of competitive markets, innovation and cross-border shopping, together with effective protection, enforcement and redress.

The UK objectives of the consumer protection law review are to secure real simplification of the consumer framework in line with Better Regulation principles, boosting consumer and business confidence in the Single Market and increasing consumer choice.