Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to regulate third party sellers who sell dangerous toys on online marketplaces.

Legislation is clear that toys must be safe before being placed on the market. The Office for Product Safety and Standards, within my department, works to ensure retailers, online marketplaces and third-party remove unsafe toys from sale.

The Product Regulation and Metrology Bill will enable regulations to be updated to reflect modern online supply chains. Government intends to use the Bill powers to create a proportionate regulatory framework where online marketplaces take steps to:

• ensure third-party sellers on their platforms comply with product safety obligations;
• prevent non-compliant products on their sites;
• provide appropriate consumer information; and,
• cooperate with regulators.