§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 13 December,Official Report, column 640, what considerations led to his not yet having initiated a consultation exercise to implement the 1994 timeshare directive; and if he will estimate the number of timeshare purchasers affected as a result of the interval. [7981]
Mr. John M. Taylor[holding answer 9 January 1996]: The deadline for implementing the timeshare directive is 29 April 1997. We plan to meet that deadline. With this in mind a consultation paper will be issued shortly. We intend to lay regulations before Parliament early in 1997. Purchasers of timeshare in the UK are already protected under the UK Timeshare Act 1992, and we believe no consumer will be adversely affected by our timetable.