Postal Services: Universal Service Obligation

24 Apr 2025

Department for Business and Trade

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

Ministers and officials meet with Ofcom regularly to discuss a range of issues in relation to its role as the regulatory authority for the postal sector. The government is committed to a...

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Postal Services: Universal Service Obligation

24 Apr 2025

Department for Business and Trade

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

Parliament has made Ofcom the independent regulator for the postal sector, and as such Ofcom has the responsibility to ensure the provision of the universal service obligation. Ofcom proposed...

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Timesharing: Misrepresentation

23 Apr 2025

Department for Business and Trade

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

Consumers are already protected from mis-selling by consumer law. Additionally, The Timeshare, Holiday Products, Resale and Exchange Contracts Regulations 2010 specifically prevent mis-selling...

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Product Regulation and Metrology Bill (HL): Lithium-ion Batteries

22 Apr 2025

Department for Business and Trade

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

The UK has some of the strongest consumer product safety laws in the world, that already requires businesses to only make safe products available on the market, including lithium-ion batteries....

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Department for Business and Trade: Artificial Intelligence

11 Apr 2025

Department for Business and Trade

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

Within the Department for Business and Trade we have produced an AI governance framework for how we use AI both internally and externally to ensure safe and effective use of AI. On our...

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Employment Rights Bill: Local Government Services

10 Apr 2025

Department for Business and Trade

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

The delivery of the Plan to Make Work Pay is a manifesto commitment. We will be engaging closely with local authorities as the policy develops and further detail on funding models will be...

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Bayer: Compensation

08 Apr 2025

Department for Business and Trade

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

Manufacturers can generally be held liable for any harm caused by a defective product under Part 1 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987, but claims must be brought within 10 years of the product...

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Fair Work Agency

08 Apr 2025

Department for Business and Trade

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

Creating the Fair Work Agency (FWA) is a complex process that requires primary legislation. The Employment Rights Bill is the first phase of delivering the FWA. Implementation will occur in...

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Department for Business and Trade: Public Appointments

08 Apr 2025

Department for Business and Trade

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

All appointments are made in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments which states that all public appointees uphold the standards of conduct set out in the Seven Principles of...

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Business: Regulation

08 Apr 2025

Department for Business and Trade

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

The Administrative Burden Reduction Programme of 2005-10, which delivered a total reduction of 26.62% by May 2010, defined the administrative costs of regulation as “the annual recurring...

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Department for Business and Trade: Impact Assessments

07 Apr 2025

Department for Business and Trade

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

On 13 March, the Prime Minister announced that government will cut the costs of regulation to business by 25% by the end of this Parliament. First, we must fully understand these costs. To do...

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Vehicle Number Plates: Fraud

07 Apr 2025

Department for Business and Trade

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

National Trading Standards (NTS) are working with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), local authorities and the police to address the...

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Consultation on The Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations (2018)

07 Apr 2025

Department for Business and Trade

Written Ministerial Statements

The current Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 set a series of requirements for organisers of package holidays and Linked Travel Arrangements and provide bespoke...

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Misrepresentation: Environment Protection

04 Apr 2025

Department for Business and Trade

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

Following the closure of the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) investigation into certain claims made by Unilever in relation to some of its fast-moving consumer goods, which...

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Department for Business and Trade: Regulation

04 Apr 2025

Department for Business and Trade

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

The government is reforming the regulatory landscape because it is not functioning as effectively as it should. Officials in the Department for Business and Trade are working with colleagues...

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Department for Business and Trade: Impact Assessments

04 Apr 2025

Department for Business and Trade

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

Sections 28–31 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 set the legislative requirements for the inclusion of statutory review provisions in secondary legislation,...

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Department for Business and Trade: Equality

04 Apr 2025

Department for Business and Trade

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

Appointments to advertised vacancies in the Department for Business and Trade are made on the basis of fair recruitment open to all. The Department does not operate recruitment targets in...

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Department for Business and Trade: Impact Assessments

04 Apr 2025

Department for Business and Trade

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

Assessments of regulatory costs that departments produce as part of the options assessments for major regulatory provisions within the scope of the Better Regulation Framework are subject to...

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Department for Business and Trade: Impact Assessments

04 Apr 2025

Department for Business and Trade

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

When producing regulatory impact assessments, the government expects all civil servants to adhere to published guidance including the Better Regulation Framework and HM Treasury Green Book. All...

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Products: Recycling

03 Apr 2025

Department for Business and Trade

Justin Madders received a response to a question they put to the government

Following its compliance review into environmental claims, in December 2023 the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) opened an investigation into certain claims made by Unilever...

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