Forum Brief: Pensions
Policy Consultation 27 April 2004
Comment from the Department for Work and Pensions and the Consumers' Association
Forum Brief: Pensions
Policy Consultation 21 April 2004
Comment from the Department for Work and Pensions, the Institute of Directors, the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority and the Consumers' Association.
Forum Brief: GM labelling
Policy Consultation 19 April 2004
Comment from the Consumers' Association, the British Retail Consortium and the National Consumer Council.
Forum Brief: Pensions
Policy Consultation 15 April 2004
Comment from the Department for Work and Pensions, the Institute of Directors, Age Concern, the National Consumer Council, the Consumers Association, the Association of British Insurers,the Association of Retired and Persons Over 50, and the Association of Consulting Actuaries
Forum Brief: Store cards
Policy Consultation 19 March 2004
Comment from the Liberal Democrats, the National Consumer Council, the Consumers Association and Nationwide.
Forum Brief: Endowment mortgages
Policy Consultation 11 March 2004
Comment from the Liberal Democrats, the Association of British Insurers, the Consumers Association and the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Forum Brief: GM crops
Policy Consultation 9 March 2004
Comment from the Consumers' Association, English Nature, the National Farmers' Union, the Country Land and Business Association, the National Consumer Council, the Liberal Democrats, the Conservatives and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Forum Brief: Healthy eating
Policy Consultation 25 February 2004
Comments from the Consumers' Association, the British Retail Consortium and Canderel.
Forum Brief: GM crops
Policy Consultation 19 February 2004
Comments from the British Retail Consortium and the Consumers' Association the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats
Forum Brief: Interest rates
Policy Consultation 5 February 2004
Comments from the Construction Products Association; Council of Mortgage Lenders; and Consumers Association.
Forum Brief: Extended warranties
Policy Consultation 19 December 2003
Consumers will receive more information about extended warranties on domestic electrical goods before they buy and greater rights to cancel agreements, Patricia Hewitt has announced.
Forum Brief: Credit cards
Policy Consultation 18 December 2003
Credit card companies are being allowed to mislead customers with confusing terms, conditions and interest rates, according to an influential committee of MPs.
Forum Brief: Obesity - Wanless Report
Policy Consultation 9 December 2003
Ministers have been warned that the government must tackle obesity and unhealthy living if it is to avoid a financial time bomb in the NHS.
Forum Brief: Credit White Paper
Policy Consultation 8 December 2003
The government has set out plans to tackle loan sharks who charge exorbitant rates of interest through complex and costly finance schemes in a new White Paper.
Forum Brief: Queen's Speech - Other bills
Policy Consultation 26 November 2003
Forum members comment on the government's legislative proposals on a range of topics.
