Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 72079
Electronic Commerce
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025
Question
Tom Morrison
Liberal Democrat — Cheadle
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing measures to ensure that (a) the (i) location and (ii) identity of online sellers can be effectively verified and (b)
Answer
Justin MaddersThe increase in e-commerce has provided greater choice and convenience, giving consumers access to global markets. However, this has brought significant regulatory challenges.The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 requires ‘material infor...
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