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Electrical Goods: Standards

Commons · Question 120399 · Tabled 12 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 27 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to ensure electrical devices built in the UK are made to high durability standards.

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 27 Mar 2026

The government is committed to ensuring products made in the UK are to a high standard. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is not responsible for device durability standards. The Department for Business and Trade works closely with dome...