United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 140179
Consumer Goods
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19 January 2021
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27 January 2021 · Answer
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27 January 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to counter the practice of intentionally shortening the lifespan of consumer products through planned obsolescence.
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19 January 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to counter the practice of intentionally shortening the lifespan of consumer products through planned obsolescence.
Source: Commons
27 January 2021
Answer
Subject to the outcome of two public consultations, later this year, the Government plans to introduce ecodesign measures that promote the repairability of consumer products, such as household fridges, washing machines and televisions, in order to increas...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-19/140179
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1278232
- uk · wq-1278232 · source updated 27 January 2021