United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 15332
Pyramid Selling
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14 June 2021
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17 June 2021 · Answer
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17 June 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to protect people who have experienced financial hardship as a result of aggressive recruitment by multi-level marketing brands.
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14 June 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to protect people who have experienced financial hardship as a result of aggressive recruitment by multi-level marketing brands.
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17 June 2021
Answer
It is a criminal offence to persuade someone to make a payment to a scheme by promising benefits from getting other people to join the same scheme (Fair Trading Act 1973 section 120(3)).Similarly, the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 20...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-06-14/15332
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1334236
- uk · wq-1334236 · source updated 17 June 2021