HC Deb 14 April 1993 vol 222 c553W
Mr. Nigel Griffiths

To ask the President of the Board of Trade in how many instances trading standards officers took action through the Department of Trade and Industry to enforce the regulations regarding direct selling.

Mr. Leigh

Trading standards officers have no enforcement powers under part XI of the Fair Trading Act 1973. Nevertheless trading standards officers around the country regularly draw the Department's attention to schemes that may be in breach of the legislation.