Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to assess the impact of the European Union's General Product Safety Regulations on businesses and consumers in (1) Great Britain and (2) Northern Ireland.
The updated GPSR largely formalises the reality of how many businesses are already operating and the measures are therefore likely to have limited impact in practice. However, we understand that for some businesses, the regulation will require changes, and we take any concerns extremely seriously.
We have issued guidance, will keep this under review and continue to engage businesses directly to ensure we are supporting them to trade freely within the UK and with the EU. We have regular discussions with businesses and consumer representatives from across the UK to hear their concerns.