Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 10640

Medical Equipment: Safety

Tabled: 22 October 2024
Answered: 29 October 2024

Question

Anna Dixon

LabourShipley

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Consumer Rights Act 2015 to increase statute of limitations to 20 years for faulty medical devices.

Answer

Justin Madders
The Consumer Protection Act, which contains our product liability legislation, has been in place since 1987 and my department is indeed undertaking a review of it, during which we will consider all aspects, including those claim limits my Honourable frien...

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