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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-29more like thismore than 2017-06-29
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 Consumers: Protection more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to improve and strengthen the UK product recall system to ensure it is focused on public safety. more like this
tabling member constituency Swansea East more like this
tabling member printed
Carolyn Harris more like this
uin 2138 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>In October 2016 Ministers set up a new Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety to look at options to further improve the safety of white goods and the recall system.</p><p> </p><p>The Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety submitted its final report in April 2017. I had intended to publish the report then, but the announcement of the General Election prevented me from doing so.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, I asked the Working Group to urgently review their findings and their report has been published today.</p><p> </p><p>I have also asked the Working Group to look at further potential areas of product safety and recalls where action might be required, in light of the tragic events at Grenfell Tower.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Stourbridge more like this
answering member printed Margot James more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-19T15:14:33.027Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-19T15:14:33.027Z
answering member
4115
label Biography information for Margot James more like this
tabling member
4480
label Biography information for Carolyn Harris more like this