Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 46471

Retail Trade: Voucher Schemes

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Melanie Ward

LabourCowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory minimum expiry dates on gift vouchers.

Answer

Justin Madders
The Department asked the Law Commission to examine the protection given to consumer prepayments, including gift cards and vouchers, and consider whether such protections should be strengthened. The Law Commission concluded that that there was no need to i...

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