Melanie Ward MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Retail Trade: Voucher SchemesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory minimum expiry dates on gift vouchers.
Answer: The Department asked the Law Commission to examine the protection given to consumer prepayments, including gift cards and vouchers, and consider whether such protections should be strengthened. The Law Commission concluded that that there was no need to i...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people in Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy constituency have received compensation through the Post Office Horizon redress schemes.
Answer: As of 31 March 2025, the total amount of redress paid has increased by more than three and a half times since the beginning of July 2024, with £892 million having now been paid to over 6,200 claimants. We do not provide information about redress recipient...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
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