Question follow-through · 4955
Electronic Commerce
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to inform the public of their rights under the Consumer Contracts Regulations when buying from an online trader.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 9 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 11 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 17 Sept 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to inform the public of their rights under the Consumer Contracts Regulations when buying from an online trader.
11 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Sept 2024
Answer published
The Government funds the Citizens Advice Consumer Service in England and Wales, providing impartial advice on a range of consumer issues, including buying online. In Scotland, where consumer advice and advocacy are devolved, a similar service is provided ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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