Question follow-through · 3910
Street Trading
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with local police forces on ensuring that goods sold by pedlars comply with safety standards, including requirements for CE and UKCA marking.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 21 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 4 Jun 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Economy and business
- Street Trading: Regulation · 9 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
21 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with local police forces on ensuring that goods sold by pedlars comply with safety standards, including requirements for CE and UKCA marking.
4 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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4 Jun 2026
Answer published
Under the UK’s product safety framework, anyone who distributes consumer products in a commercial capacity, including pedlars, has a duty not to supply products that they know, or should be aware, are unsafe or non-compliant. Local authorities, rather tha...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Street Trading: Regulation
9 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with local police forces on (a) the effectiveness of enforcement of legislation regulating pedlars; and (b) the processes used to verify pedlars’ certificates.