Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] (Third sitting)

Adam Thompson Excerpts

Committee stage
Thursday 15th May 2025 Public Bill Committees

While not forgetting that product regulation is essential for protecting consumers, ensuring safety and maintaining product quality, we must recognise that lots of developed economies often take a slightly different approach, and that steps towards mutual recognition must be taken in free trade agreements. New clause 3 would provide the flexibility for regulations to be introduced, while ensuring that they do not unintentionally create barriers to trade or harm our position within existing and future trade agreements. It would allow the UK Government to continue crafting robust and responsive regulations, while ensuring that they are not inadvertently disadvantaging our businesses in trade dealings around the world. I am sure that the Government will want to support the new clause.

[Adam Thompson (Erewash) (Lab)]

Will the hon. Lady give way?

[The Chair]

I think the shadow Minister has sat down.