§ Mr. Pendryasked the Secretary of State for Trade further to the letter from the Minister for Consumer Affairs to the hon. Member for Stalybridge and Hyde of 12 November 1981, if he will elaborate on the efforts referred to by the right hon. Lady to increase the publicity of consumers' rights under the Consumer Credit Act 1974.
§ Mrs. Sally OppenheimThe Office of Fair Trading published leaflets for the guidance of both traders and consumers in 1977 when the provisions of the Act relating to credit references came into operation. Since then, the OFT has conducted an extensive publicity programme through widely distributed consumer leaflets, shoppers' booklets, posters and contacts with local radio and newspapers aimed at increasing public awareness of these statutory provisions. This programme is continuing.