Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 50250

Imports

Tabled: 6 May 2025
Answered: 14 May 2025

Question

Nick Timothy

ConservativeWest Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the proportion of imports worth less than £135 that did not meet UK safety standards by country of origin in each year since 2015.

Answer

Justin Madders
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) works with local authorities and border forces to detect, deter and disrupt the flow of unsafe and non-compliant goods as they are imported into the UK. Risk-based and intelligence-led approaches are used...

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