Mr Lewis Shand Smith appears before the House of
Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee on Tuesday 4 July 2017 as part of
its inquiry into the impact of Brexit on consumer protection.
The Ombudsman Service operates, on a not-for-profit basis, a
range of sector specific consumer redress schemes in sectors
including energy, communications and wider consumer
disputes.
The areas likely to be covered in the evidence
session are:
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Current EU consumer protection legislation, which
aspects are the most important and which should be
retained.
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Concerns about the lack of consumer protection in
the Government’s Brexit plans, and whether it is realistic to
expect protection to be preserved in domestic
legislation.
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Suggestions as to how the Government should best
conduct the consumer protection related aspects of the Brexit
negotiations.
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Whether the UK’s departure from the EU will impact
remaining Member States’ adherence to current consumer
protection standards.
The evidence session will take place at
10:45am, Tuesday 4 July 2017 in Committee Room 3 of the House of
Lords.
Notes to Editors
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The evidence session is open to the public. If you
wish to attend you should go to Parliament’s Cromwell Green
Entrance and allow time for security
screening.
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You can watch the session live on the internet
at www.parliamentlive.tv [and
on BBC Parliament].
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At its meeting of 28 March 2017, the Committee
decided to undertake a short inquiry into the potential impact
of Brexit on the EU’s consumer protection rules. In April, the
Committee held its first evidence session with Mr Pete Moorey
from the consumer organisation Which? and Mr Matt Upton from
the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB).
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The House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee is
charged with considering Brexit and the impact it may have on
consumer protection and is one of the five permanent
investigative committees in the House of Lords. For more
information about the Committee see its website.
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The EU Justice Sub-Committee is chaired
by .
