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ATOL and Package Holidays

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Question for Department for Business and Trade

UIN 18588, tabled on 9 December 2024

Question

Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
Labour
Tooting
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of levels of consumer protection provided by (a) package travel and (b) ATOL regulations.

Answer

Justin Madders
Labour
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
Commons

Answered on

12 December 2024

The rights provided under The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangement Regulations 2018 (PTRs) have been key to resolving many consumer issues in recent years- including supplier insolvencies. DBT is looking to expand options for businesses to protect consumer deposits, while working with stakeholders and consumer organisations to identify whether the framework can be further strengthened.

In relation to ATOL, the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Transport. The ATOL Regulations have provided valued protection to consumers for over 50 years. The Department for Transport is continuing work with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) exploring how the ATOL scheme should operate in the future.

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