§ Mr. ToddTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) whether she plans to revise the Timeshare (Cancellation Notices) Order 1992 and the Timeshare (Repayment of Credit on Cancellation) Order 1992 on which her Department consulted in 2000; [30107]
(2) what discussions her Department has had with the European Commission in the last two years on the effectiveness of current controls on the sale of timeshares and holiday club membership; [30109]
(3) whether she plans to regulate the sale of membership of holiday clubs; and if she will make a statement. [30108]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonOfficials from the Department and the UK Permanent Representation in Brussels have discussed the timing of review of the timeshare directive with Commission officials on a number of occasions.
The Department launched a consultation on timeshare legislation in April 2000, which invited views on a number of issues including revision of the Timeshare (Cancellation Notices) Order 1992 and the Timeshare (Repayment of Credit on Cancellation) Order 1992 and whether the legislation should be widened to include new products such as holiday clubs.
The consultation was a means of informing the UK input into discussions on the review and raised a number of complex issues, which the Department is considering.