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URN: 09/1482
Responses by 24 February 2010. The consultation follows from the Prime Minister's announcement that he wants 'the Post Office to play a much bigger role, bringing banking services back to the heart of people's communities'. It focuses on the banking and financial products services that people would like from their Post Office. Published 2 December 2009.
URN: 09/1427
Responses by 5 March 2010. Consultation on the initial and future role of the Consumer Advocate, including whether the Advocate should be granted new powers. The 2009 Consumer White Paper explained that the Consumer Advocate will be appointed in 2010 to be a part of consumer focus with a role to co-ordinate work to educate consumers and to be a champion for groups of consumers who have suffered a loss at the hands of a business. Published 2 December 2009.
URN: 09/1532
Explains how Government plans to support British firms involved in manufacturing, utilising and exporting composites and composite technology, with the aim of maintaining the UK’s global lead in this growth field. Composites consist of a bulk material (the ‘matrix’), and a reinforcement (typically fibres, particles or flakes), added primarily to increase the strength and stiffness of the material. Published 26 November 2009.
