Welsh Consumer Council
11th January 2007
Dr. Francis: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what steps he is taking to safeguard the policy development and advocacy of functions on the new Welsh Consumer Council. [113095]
Mr. Hain: The Consumers Estate Agents and Redress Bill which is currently before Parliament provides for stronger and more effective consumer advocacy and redress.
The proposals relating to the Welsh and Scottish Consumer Councils are intended to avoid fragmentation in consumer advocacy. However, the Government are aware of concerns that the Welsh and Scottish Consumer Councils should keep functions of policy development and advocacy, rather than depending on the National Consumer Council to delegate to them.
The Government are giving this issue further consideration.
