United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 99789
Consumers: Protection
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30 November 2022
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13 December 2022 · Answer
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13 December 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation in order to prevent price gouging and strengthen consumer protection in case of rare and unexpecte
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30 November 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation in order to prevent price gouging and strengthen consumer protection in case of rare and unexpecte
Source: Commons
13 December 2022
Answer
The Government is committed to tackling consumer rip-offs and bad business practices, including profiteering. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) monitors firms suspected of profiteering to challenge unjustifiable price increases and takes enforce...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-30/99789
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1546973
- uk · wq-1546973 · source updated 13 December 2022