Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 2796

Consumer Goods: UK Trade with EU

Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024

Question

Sammy Wilson

Democratic Unionist PartyEast Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the EU General Product Safety Regulations on the ability of GB firms to trade with customers in the EU.

Answer

Justin Madders
The updated GPSR largely formalises the reality of how businesses are already operating and the measures are therefore likely to have limited impact in practice. However, where businesses do require some support, we are exploring ways in which the Governm...

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