Electronic Commerce: Payments
(asked on 21st October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions he has had with Amazon on changes to its DD+7 policy and the impact on payments to small and medium size enterprises.
Answered by
Blair McDougall
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 30th October 2026
In 2024 the previous Small Business Commissioner met with Amazon on their DD+7 policy. Amazon agreed to delay its implementation and improve communications with sellers. Last year the Small Business Commissioner published guidance to support small business trading on online marketplaces and maintains an ongoing dialogue with Amazon.