Consumer Rights Bill

Jenny Willott Excerpts

Thursday 23rd January 2014 Written Statements

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Jenny Willott)]

Today the Government are introducing the Consumer Rights Bill. This Bill is a fundamental reform of consumer legislation so that consumers’ and businesses’ key rights and responsibilities are clear, easily understood and updated to take account of purchases involving digital content. It contains important new protections for consumers alongside measures to lower regulatory burdens for business, all with the aim of making markets work better, which is good for consumers, good for business and therefore good for growth.

Alongside the Bill, the Government are publishing a Command Paper, which includes the Government’s response to each of the recommendations made by the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee. We are very grateful to the Committee for their detailed pre-legislative scrutiny. A copy of that Command Paper can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ consumer-rights-bill.