Question follow-through · 125066

Subscriptions: Misrepresentation

To ask the Solicitor General, what recent guidance has been issued to prosecutors regarding enforcement against companies engaging in misleading subscription practices.

answeredAttorney General

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Attorney General
Tabled
10 Apr 2026
Target answer date
14 Apr 2026
Answer
20 Apr 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Solicitor General, what recent guidance has been issued to prosecutors regarding enforcement against companies engaging in misleading subscription practices.

  2. 14 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 sets out new consumer protection rules for subscription contracts. Once the rules are in force, traders will have to provide clear information about subscription contracts before a consumer signs up,...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Witnesses

9 Jun 2026 · To ask the Solicitor General, what special measures Crown Prosecution Service prosecutors offer to vulnerable witnesses to support them in giving evidence.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Attorney General's Office: Westminster Hall Sittings

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Attorney General, if she will make an estimate of the number of hours spent (a) responding to and (b) preparing for Westminster Hall Debates by (i) government ministers, (ii) civil servants and (iii) special advisers in her Department for each