Question follow-through · 128758
Construction: Fraud
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to protect consumers from rogue builders.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 21 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 28 Apr 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
21 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to protect consumers from rogue builders.
23 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Apr 2026
Answer published
This Government is working to ensure we have a high-quality and professional construction industry, with consumer protection at the heart of this. TrustMark, sponsored by the Department and licenced by the Government, is the Government Endorsed Quality Sc...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Large Goods Vehicles: Electric Vehicles
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Motor Vehicles: Software
22 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the long-term competitiveness of the UK automotive industry in the context of increasing reliance on software-defined vehicle technologies.