Clause 23 - Definitions of “consumer credit business” and “consumer hire business”
Consumer Credit Bill
10:00 am
Gerry Sutcliffe (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs), Department of Trade and Industry; Bradford South, Labour)
Good morning, Mr. Conway. I am hurt and saddened by that vicious attack, which was made so early during our deliberations today. I hope to be able to answer the many questions that the hon. Member for Wealden (Charles Hendry) will put today. With your permission, Mr. Conway, it may be worth saying that many of the questions put so far related to general aspects of the Bill and the regulations that flow from it.
I do not want to teach the hon. Gentleman to suck eggs, but he will remember from his time serving on previous Committees that the legislation is there to set the framework, while the detail of the framework comes from secondary legislation that is subject to consultation with the industry and the stakeholders. I am sure that, when the secondary legislation comes forward, he will be able to get the answers to many of his questions. I undertook to meet him, if he remembers, to discuss a particular issue and I hope that any outstanding answers will be available by the time we have that meeting.