Medical Equipment: Safety
Commons · Question 10640 · Tabled 22 Oct 2024 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Anna Dixon
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
Answered by Justin Madders, 29 Oct 2024
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...