§ Mr. GardinerTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if her Department will initiate discussions with Leeds University Business School about research it has recently conducted on debt collectors. [138594]
§ Mr. SutcliffeWe are currently considering the research prepared by the Credit Management Research Centre at Leeds University Business School on debt collectors.
We will discuss the findings with the industry at large.
§ Mr. GardinerTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans she has to standardise the cooling off period for consumer credit contracts and agreements. [138595]
§ Mr. SutcliffeThe Government have no plans at present to standardise existing cooling off periods for consumer credit contracts and agreements.