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Consumers: Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of current consumer protection legislation in relation to manufacturers ending software support for connected consumer devices; and whether he pl
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 16 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of current consumer protection legislation in relation to manufacturers ending software support for connected consumer devices; and whether he pl
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Feb 2026
Answer published
The government does not currently have any plans to introduce a minimum support period for smart home technology.Under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, goods or digital content must be of satisfactory quality, fit for a particular purpose and as described by...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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British Steel
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British Steel
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Iron and Steel
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Department for Business and Trade: Personnel Management
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Clothing: Manufacturing Industries
3 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of (a) the prevalence of unfair trading practices in the UK clothing supply chain and (b) the potential merits of establishing a Garment Trading Adjudicator to provide
Trade Promotion: Accountability
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Trade Promotion
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Trade Promotion
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Trade Promotion
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Digital Service Providers: Competition
12 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential (a) implications for his Department's policies and (b) investment in UK digital infrastructure of recent survey evidence on barriers to co
Exports
18 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the value of exports facilitated by his Department was in each of the last five financial years by destination country.