Question follow-through · 114964

Products: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to publish a consultation on the measures within the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 in relation to product safety.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
25 Feb 2026
Answer
2 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to publish a consultation on the measures within the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 in relation to product safety.

  2. 25 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025, which received Royal Assent in July 2025, enables the government to modernise, replace and simplify regulations. The Act’s powers have already been used to update the Outdoor Noise Regulations and the Governm...

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