Mr. William O'BrienTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what action his Department has taken to publicise to tour organisers their responsibilities under the EC directive on package holidays to ensure quality services; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Leigh[holding answer 27 April 1993]: My Department has published guidance notes to the package travel regulations which are available free of charge. My Department has also supported the work which has been done by the Association of British Travel Agents, the Institute of Trading Standards Administration, the British Tourist Authority and others to publicise and explain the regulations.
Mr. William O'BrienTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what monitoring his Department conducts to ensure that tour operators provide adequate quality of services on overseas holidays in accordance with the EC directive on package travel; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Leigh[holding answer 27 April 1993]: The provisions of the package travel regulations which carry criminal penalties are enforced by local authority trading standards departments.