Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 10232

Internet: Fees and Charges

Tabled: 21 October 2024
Answered: 29 October 2024

Question

Graeme Downie

LabourDunfermline and Dollar

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision by the US Federal Trade Commission to require online subscription services to be cancelled more easily on the UK.

Answer

Justin Madders
Similar measures have already been introduced in the UK through the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024. This introduces new rules to protect consumers from being trapped in unwanted subscription contracts, including a requirement for trad...

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