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Written Question
Consumer Goods: Internet
Wednesday 20th October 2021

Asked by: Gerald Jones (Labour - Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people who buy goods via online marketplaces are afforded the same level of consumer protections as customers who buy goods in person on the high street.

Answered by Paul Scully

There is already robust legislation in place that protects consumers when purchasing goods and services online. The Consumer Rights Act 2015 sets out the rights consumers enjoy while shopping online and in store. Online consumers have additional rights over and above on-premises rights, and are able to cancel orders for any reason and seek a full refund.

The Department recently consulted on advancing online consumer rights in its “Reforming Competition and Consumer Policy” consultation. A copy of the consultation can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/reforming-competition-and-consumer-policy. The consultation closed on 1 October and the Department will publish a response in due course.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Jul 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

" What recent discussions he has held with representatives of the automotive sector. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Jul 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"The automotive sector has been through a hugely difficult time, impacting on the industry and the supply chain right across the UK, including in my constituency of Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney. I very much support the recent announcements of new opportunities, supporting jobs and job opportunities in England. What recent …..."
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Written Question
Business: Government Assistance
Tuesday 24th March 2020

Asked by: Gerald Jones (Labour - Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure that (a) preservation of jobs and (b) payment of wages are conditions for support offered to business during the covid-19 outbreak.

Answered by Nadhim Zahawi

The Government has outlined an unprecedented package of measures to protect millions of people’s jobs and incomes as part of the national effort in response to Coronavirus.

A new Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be set up to help pay people’s wages. Employers will be able to contact HMRC, who will reimburse 80% of furloughed workers wage costs, up to a cap of £2,500 per month. This will apply to members of the workforce who remain on businesses’ payroll, but are temporarily unable to work due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Oct 2019
Leaving the EU: Workers’ Rights

"We have heard plenty of words from the Dispatch Box today but, when it comes to workers’ rights, is it not the case that the British public do not trust a word that the Tories say? Is it not also the case that the Government wish to use this deal …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Jul 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"7. What steps he is taking to improve product safety. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Jul 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"I recently attended an Electrical Safety First event on the dangers of buying second-hand electrical goods. The reality is that many people buy second-hand electrical goods, sometimes not by choice, so will the Minister commit, in the light of the Whirlpool recall, to a public awareness campaign on how to …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 09 Jul 2019
Electrical Products: Online Sales

"I thank my hon. Friend for the case she is making in her own inimitable style. Does she agree that more needs to be done not only on online platforms, as she mentions, but on second-hand sales between individuals, to create a much safer environment for the sale of electrical …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 09 Jul 2019
Electrical Products: Online Sales

"Will the Minister recognise that in the current climate, the financial pressures on local authorities make it more difficult for them to have the capacity to deal with some of the issues that she is discussing?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 17 Jun 2019
Recall of Tumble Dryers

"Might not many of these tumble dryers have been resold in the second-hand market? If so, what is the Minister doing to assess the dangers of the resale of such machines, bearing in mind that local authority trading standards have been decimated by Tory austerity cuts?..."
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