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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department has spent on (a) staff activity, (b) external research and advice, (c) public consultation and (d) stakeholder engagement related to the replacement of the CE product marking system with the new UKCA product marking system since the start of the 2020-21 financial year.

The Department has spent around £2.6 million on the transition to the UKCA marking since the start of the 2020/21 financial year. The Government have prioritised extensive engagement with industry both in the UK and overseas and Conformity Assessment Bodies to understand the implementation challenges. This has enabled the Government to make transitioning to the UKCA marking as easy as possible for businesses, including providing them with more time to comply.