Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 15828

Electronic Equipment: Repairs and Maintenance

Tabled: 25 November 2024
Answered: 2 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Ruth Jones

LabourNewport West and Islwyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of tech manufacturers building barriers into their device systems to stop repairing by independent technicians on recent trends in t

Answer

Mary Creagh
We have not made this assessment. Further policy development around promoting greater circularity for electricals, including right-to-repair, will be guided by the government’s work to transition to a circular economy.