Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to increase protection for the buyer in consumer-to-consumer private online sales of electrical goods.

Existing laws (such as the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and the Misrepresentation Act 1967) apply to consumer to consumer transactions, including the sale of electrical goods, but we want to make sure that this legal framework is right for the future.

That’s why the Government’s Consumer Green Paper launched on 11 April seeks views on whether the existing legal framework applicable to consumer-to-consumer transactions should be strengthened further. The consultation is open until 4 July 2018 and the feedback received will help determine next steps.