Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to prevent the sale of electrical products online that do not meet British safety standards.

Under the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016, businesses are responsible for ensuring that electrical products are safe before being placed on the UK market. The Office for Product Safety and Standards and local authorities take action, including enforcement, to prevent the supply of non-compliant products and remove them from sale, including online.

My Department has recently consulted on reforming the Product Safety Framework so that it works for modern products, risks and supply chains. This included proposals for clear duties on online marketplaces to identify, prevent and remove unsafe products from their sites.