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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-07-18more like thismore than 2016-07-18
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Software more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take action to support users of software that is no longer supported by the original vendor, for example by requiring the release of the source code of unsupported software to a third party. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Howarth of Newport more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-07-26more like thismore than 2016-07-26
answer text <p>Under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 software must be of satisfactory quality, which includes durability for a period a consumer can reasonably expect. If it is not, the consumer may be entitled to a remedy under the Act, for example, a repair or replacement of the software or, if this is not possible, the right to demand some money back. The Government has no plans to require the release of the source code of unsupported software to a third party.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-07-26T13:26:09.297Zmore like thismore than 2016-07-26T13:26:09.297Z
answering member
4284
label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe remove filter
tabling member
544
label Biography information for Lord Howarth of Newport more like this