§ Brian CotterTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many Stop Now Orders have been issued since their introduction; and how many were issued by each type of enforcer. [179265]
§ Mr. Sutcliffe[holding answer 17 June 2004]: Since the introduction, 15 Stop Now Orders have been obtained. In addition, three interim Orders have been obtained. 13 of these, including the three interim Orders have been obtained by local authority trading standards departments. The Office of Fair Trading has obtained the remaining five Orders.