§ Mr. Giles Shawasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection how many consumer advice centres are now open; how many more are planned; and how many staff are required to run these, at the latest date for which figures are available.
Mr. Alan WilliamsAccording to the latest information available to me, there are at present 75 consumer advice centres in operation with a total staff of about 250; 53 more with an estimated total staff of about 180 are planned. Of the total, 49 projects will be receiving grant under the consumer advice grant scheme.