Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 7641

Clothing: Retail Trade

Tabled: 7 October 2024
Answered: 22 October 2024

Question

Jess Asato

LabourLowestoft

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of introducing a garment trading adjudicator to regulate the purchasing practices of domestic fashion retailers.

Answer

Gareth Thomas
The UK fashion industry is famed for its historic creativity and this government recognises the important role the sector plays both in our domestic economy and on the global stage.It is important to take an evidence-based approach to considering policy o...

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