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Electronic Equipment: Repairs and Maintenance

Asked by Ruth JonesLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 2 December 2024UIN 15828

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of tech manufacturers building barriers into their device systems to stop repairing by independent technicians on recent trends in t

Answered by Mary Creagh

We have not made this assessment. Further policy development around promoting greater circularity for electricals, including right-to-repair, will be guided by the government’s work to transition to a circular economy.

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