To provide a voice for ordinary retail consumers across a range of sectors in the UK economy; to raise awareness of issues, rights and obligations in the field of consumer protection with parliamentarians and the wider public.
1. Brexit: consumer rights
29/05/2019 - Parliamentary Research
Found: BRIEFING PAPER CBP08102, 29 May 2019 Brexit: consumer rights By Lorraine Conway Contents: Summary
2. E10 petrol and consumer protection: government response
04/03/2020 - Department for Transport
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Found: petrol and consumer protection: government response
Response to the E10 and consumer protection aspects
3. ECO3: improving consumer protection: RPC Opinion
31/01/2020 - Regulatory Policy Committee
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Found: Research and analysis
ECO3: improving consumer protection: RPC Opinion
Regulatory Policy Committee
4. 4 March 2020
04/03/2020 - Inquiry: Consumer rights after Brexit - EU Justice Sub-Committee
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Found: Sub-Committee on Justice
Corrected oral evidence: Consumer protection after Brexit
Tuesday 11 February 2020
5. Energy Company Obligation (ECO3) improving consumer protection: CFP response to the BEIS consultation
27/09/2019 - Committee on Fuel Poverty
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Found: Energy Company Obligation (ECO3) improving consumer protection: CFP response to the BEIS consultation -
1. Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
16/11/2020 - Grand Committee
1: That the Grand Committee do consider the Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) - Speech Link
2: to update the 2019 EU exit regulations on consumer protection enforcement given changes in EU and domestic - Speech Link
2. Brexit: Consumer Protection (European Union Committee Report)
16/01/2019 - Lords Chamber
1: been at the core of developing European Union consumer protections, pushing for high standards and strong - Speech Link
3. Consumer Protection
11/06/2019 - Commons Chamber
1: I beg to move,That the draft Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Enforcement) (Amendment) Order 2019 - Speech Link
2: investigate potential safety issues related to consumer products regulated by the provisions of the General - Speech Link
3: action to protect consumers.Enhancing protection for UK consumers is at the heart of my Department’s - Speech Link
4. Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
15/01/2019 - Lords Chamber
1: infringements of consumer protection laws take place. The first of these is the consumer protection co-operation - Speech Link
2: EU on consumer protection matters, but we know that if there is a no-deal withdrawal, UK consumer protection - Speech Link
5. Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Extension of Time Limits for Legal Proceedings) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
16/09/2020 - Grand Committee
1: consider the Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes (Extension of Time Limits for Legal Proceedings) - Speech Link
2: the UK. They also do not alter wider substantive consumer rights and protections available to UK residents - Speech Link
3: regulations are welcome and necessary to enable consumer rights under EEC regulations to be protected before - Speech Link
asked by: Angela Crawley
27/01/2021
... what steps the Government is taking to counter the practice of intentionally shortening the lifespan of consumer products through planned obsolescence. 2. Consumer Goods
asked by: Luke Evans
20/04/2021
... what steps she is taking to increase (a) international and (b) domestic consumer awareness of non-food and drink products made in Britain. 3. Consumer Goods
asked by: Luke Evans
20/04/2021
... what steps she is taking to build (a) international and (b) domestic consumer awareness of non-food and drink products made in the UK. 4. Consumer Goods
asked by: Ben Lake
06/07/2021
... if his Department will bring forward measures to prevent companies from destroying new and unused stock of electrical and other non-perishable goods. 5. Consumer Goods
asked by: Hilary Benn
16/07/2021
... if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make it unlawful for retailers to destroy unsold stock.
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Patricia Gibson
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - North Ayrshire and Arran
Joined: 28th April 2016
Artificial Intelligence , Australia and New Zealand , Belgium , Data Analytics , Data Poverty , Environmental, Social, and Governance , Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery , Internet, Communications and Technology , Luxembourg , Marine Energy , Photonics and Quantum , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Small Island Developing States , Sport, Modern Slavery and Human Rights , Technology and National Security , Vegetarianism and Veganism , Wilton Park , Wine and Spirits
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Yvonne Fovargue MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 3000.
Email: yvonne.fovargue.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
John Ludlow, Office of Yvonne Fovargue MP, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 4846
Email: john.ludlow@parliament.uk
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Former APPG Officers
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Justin Tomlinson
Vice Chair
Conservative - North Swindon
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 2nd January 2019
Richard Arkless
Chair & Registered Contact
Scottish National Party - Former Member for Dumfries and Galloway
Joined: 28th April 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
Marie Rimmer
Vice Chair
Labour - St Helens South and Whiston
Joined: 28th April 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
Coalfield Communities , Dementia , Food Banks , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Liverpool City Region , Looked After Children and Care Leavers , Penal Affairs , Rugby League , Veterans , West Coast Main Line
Anne McLaughlin
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Glasgow North East
Joined: 29th March 2017Departed: 2nd May 2017
Caribbean , Deaths Abroad, Consular Services and Assistance , Drug Policy Reform , Fairtrade , Faroe Islands , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , Immigration Detention , Industrial Heritage , Malawi , Missing Children and Adults , No Recourse to Public Funds , Refugees , Rohingya , Social Integration , Unconscious Bias , Universal Credit
Accounting for Growth , Alternative Dispute Resolution , Autism , Design and Innovation , Fusion Energy , Independent Education , Policing and Security , River Thames , Social Enterprise , West Papua
Marie Rimmer
Vice Chair
Labour - St Helens South and Whiston
Joined: 28th April 2016Departed: 15th February 2017
Coalfield Communities , Dementia , Food Banks , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Liverpool City Region , Looked After Children and Care Leavers , Penal Affairs , Rugby League , Veterans , West Coast Main Line
Victoria Prentis
Officer
Conservative - Banbury
Joined: 28th April 2016Departed: 15th February 2017
Michael Fabricant
Officer
Conservative - Lichfield
Joined: 28th April 2016Departed: 15th February 2017