A question on #ElectronicEquipment #RepairsAndMaintenance tabled by Ruth Jones on 25-11-2024 has been answered by Mary Creagh.

Heading: Electronic Equipment: Repairs and Maintenance
Question ID: 1744232
UIN: 15828
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-11-25
Asking Member ID: 4716
Asking Member display name: Ruth Jones
Asking Member handle: RuthJonesLabour
Asking Member Twitter reference: @RuthJonesLabour
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Question text: 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
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Date answered: 2024-12-02
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Answering Member ID: 1579
Answering Member display name: Mary Creagh
Answering Member handle: marycreagh_
Answering Member Twitter reference: @marycreagh_
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Answer text: 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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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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