Question follow-through · 13441
Gratuities
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to introduce legislation to prohibit the automatic addition of service charges to customer bills.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 25 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 3 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Economy and business
- Electronic Arts · 14 Jul 2026
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
25 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to introduce legislation to prohibit the automatic addition of service charges to customer bills.
29 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCCA) Act 2024 requires traders to display prices inclusive of all taxes and unavoidable charges before payment is made. Prices must be accurate and not misleading. Failure to do this may be taken as an unf...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Electronic Arts
14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has had discussions with Electronic Arts on the potential impact of its proposed acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners on the level of jobs and investment in the