Question follow-through · 56948

Consumers: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that consumers choosing not to share personal data through loyalty schemes are not disadvantaged in terms of (a) pricing and (b) access to services.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
3 Jun 2025
Target answer date
5 Jun 2025
Answer
9 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that consumers choosing not to share personal data through loyalty schemes are not disadvantaged in terms of (a) pricing and (b) access to services.

  2. 5 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Recent amendments to the Price Marking Order 2004 will ensure that loyalty pricing does not mislead non-member customers about the price of an item. This reflects the paramount principle that the price payable at the till should be clear and transparent.W...

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