Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing Digital Product Passports.

My Department is reviewing the product safety framework to ensure it is responsive to new challenges and fit for the future. This includes exploring digital solutions. We have recently announced our intention to introduce new legislation to allow digital labelling for a wide range of product regulations and are working with delivery partners to explore making product safety information digitally available.

As we develop our future regulatory framework we are considering the approaches being taken globally and are working closely with other departments to ensure an across Government approach that best meets the UK’s needs.