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The British Toy & Hobby Association published the results of its online marketplace investigation in October. It showed a proliferation of unsafe toys sold by third-party sellers. Its research found that 85% of toys purchased were unsafe for children to play with and did not meet UK safety standards. We often lament that legislation is constantly catching up, if we are lucky, with the lightning speed of online technology development, so it is important to have clear definitions of items that are subject to any new framework for product regulation. We must ensure that appropriate digital as well as non-digital products are within the scope of this Bill. As Which? said in its helpful advice notes: