I thank the Secretary of State for singling out the furniture industry, which has a number of problems. In particular, people can spend a lot of money on one item of furniture from a company that they think is UK-based, but discover that it is not if the product delivered is in any way faulty. It can then take months to get it repaired or replaced. Can we look at how we deal with such companies, including Laura Ashley, which has terrible reviews of its furniture on the complaints board? Its consumers also have to pay 10p a minute to make a complaint. It is very difficult to get redress if it delivers something that is faulty, as with any furniture company not based in the UK.
Consumer Rights Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Madeleine Moon
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 28 January 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Consumer Rights Bill.
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