PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Consumers: Subscriptions (25 April 2022)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to tackle subscription traps.

Asked by:
Jonathan Reynolds (Labour)

Answer

On 20 April 2022, the Government published its response to the consultation ‘Reforming Competition and Consumer Policy – Driving growth and delivering competitive markets that work for consumers’. The response reaffirmed our commitment to boosting consumer rights and preventing scams and rip-offs, including proposals to tackle subscription traps. The Government will legislate to implement the reforms when Parliamentary time is available.


Answered by:
Paul Scully (Conservative)
28 April 2022

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