Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 85597
Locks and Keys: Advertising
Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025
Question
Tim Roca
Labour — Macclesfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is taking steps with (a) Google UK and (b) other search engines to help tackle advertisements by fraudulent locksmiths.
Answer
Kate DeardenOnline platforms must comply with The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act which prohibits unfair trading, including misleading omissions and actions. The Act clarifies that online platforms must exercise professional diligence in relation to co...
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