Arcadia and Debenhams: Business Support and Job Retention Debate
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Nigel Mills
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Arcadia and Debenhams: Business Support and Job Retention
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Paul Scully
I have not had any information or consideration of that issue as yet.
Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con) [V]
Does the Minster agree that the best way to save these businesses is for people to keep shopping at them? Can he assure people that their rights are protected if they buy vouchers, shop online, or want to return items after Christmas?
Paul Scully
That is a really important issue, and my hon. Friend is absolutely right to say that these businesses want people to trade. At the moment, both Arcadia and Debenhams have said that they will accept vouchers, and I encourage anybody who is shopping at either store to use their credit card if they are spending more than £100, because then the Consumer Credit Act 1974 kicks in. At this moment, vouchers are accepted.