Asbestos: Sales
Commons · Question 1813 · Tabled 15 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 22 May 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with online marketplace operators regarding the removal of asbestos-containing products since the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 received Royal Assent.
Answer
Answered by Kate Dearden, 22 May 2026
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), in my department, holds regular meetings with a range of online marketplaces operating in the UK. OPSS engages to ensure platforms deliver their obligations for preventing the supply of unsafe products, ...