Question follow-through · 2591
Unfair Practices
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to introduce new consumer protections against rogue traders.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 18 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 May 2026
- Answer
- 27 May 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Economy and business
- Iron and Steel: Import Duties · 3 Jun 2026
- Consumers: Protection · 11 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
18 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to introduce new consumer protections against rogue traders.
20 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 May 2026
Answer published
This government is committed to protecting consumers from rogue traders. Consumer legislation already sets out standards consumers should expect when a trader supplies goods and services, as well as remedies if these rights are breached.The Digital Market...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Iron and Steel: Import Duties
3 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support his Department is offering to protect businesses from tariffs where it is not possible to source steel products domestically in the context of the Steel Trade Measures.
Consumers: Protection
11 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of consumer protections where rogue traders use a limited company to avoid liability.