Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the e-Commerce Directive and the Retained EU Law Bill, what assessment she has made of the potential increase of litigation against online services if the e-Commerce Directive were to cease to apply in the UK.

The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill is part of the government's commitment to taking the necessary steps to put the UK statute book on a sustainable footing, following our exit from the EU. The Bill will make it easier to amend, repeal or replace REUL, in the best interests of the UK.

Assessments of the impact of amending, repealing or replacing areas of Retained EU Law are currently in progress.