Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 19184

Consumer Goods: UK Trade with EU

Tabled: 10 December 2024
Answered: 17 December 2024

Question

Alex Easton

IndependentNorth Down

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the EU General Product Safety Regulations on (a) businesses and (b) consumers in (i) Northern Ireland and (ii) Great Britain; and what s

Answer

Hilary Benn
The updated General Product Safety Regulations largely formalises how businesses are already operating in the UK and the measures are therefore likely to have in practice a limited impact overall. Where businesses need to make changes, many will be adapti...

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