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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to inform the public of their rights under the Consumer Contracts Regulations when buying from an online trader.

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
20 Jun 2025
Target answer date
24 Jun 2025
Answer
27 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to inform the public of their rights under the Consumer Contracts Regulations when buying from an online trader.

  2. 24 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 17th September 2024 to question 4955.

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