Member

As noble Lords will be aware, the Government have published and shared a code of conduct on product regulation that sets out the statutory and non-statutory controls in place to ensure that regulation made under this legislation is proportionate and evidence based. This includes detail on how risk is currently considered. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for tabling Amendment 9. This would amend the Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish a specific statement explaining how the Government identify and assess product safety risks before secondary legislation is laid, including how it is determined that some products may present a higher risk than others.