Member

I turn to Amendment 97. Online marketplaces have become extraordinarily popular as a means for people to shop. However, as we all know, they are not subject to the same protections as more traditional retailers. There are two stark facts behind this amendment, the first from the consumer group Which?. It conducted research that shows that 95% of UK consumers have made purchases through online marketplaces at least once in the last two years, with around 23.4 million UK consumers making monthly transactions online. Bear that in mind and the second statistic becomes all the more stark.