§ Jane GriffithsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what is her Department's policy towards multi-level marketing. [6252]
§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsLegitimate multi-level marketing schemes give people the opportunity to run their own small businesses and are therefore to be welcomed.
We do, however, need to guard against those pyramid selling schemes whose structures and reward mechanisms are such that individuals can be exploited. My Department has taken action successfully to wind up companies which are running illegal schemes.