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Written Question
Consumers: Protection
Monday 7th July 2014

Asked by: Frank Doran (Labour - Aberdeen North)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration he has given to the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Durkin v DSG Retail Limited and another and its effect on existing consumer law.

Answered by Andrea Leadsom

The Government notes the judgment in which the Supreme Court upheld an individual's right to rescind a contract of sale and a related credit agreement. The Government believes that existing consumer credit law adequately protects individuals in this regard.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Jul 2011
Finance (No. 3) Bill

"I support amendment 51, tabled by the right hon. Member for Gordon (Malcolm Bruce). As neighbours, we share the same interest in the oil and gas industry and know full well its importance not just to the north-east of Scotland but to the whole United Kingdom. One of our disappointments …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Apr 2011
Finance (No. 3) Bill

"I shall speak about the oil and gas industry, to which the Chief Secretary gave prominence in his contribution. I am sorry that he has gone. He claimed the credit for the policy, but he may in future regret that rather naive political claim. He has produced a system that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Apr 2011
Finance (No. 3) Bill

"My right hon. Friend is absolutely right, and he makes his point with the authority of having been Energy Minister for many years in the previous Government. The security that our indigenous oil and gas industry gives us is one of its most important benefits. We have never had full …..."
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