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To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what discussions he has had with UK electrical cabling manufacturers on preventing the import and installation of counterfeit or falsely marked electrical cabling.
[121604]
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what discussions he has had with UK electrical cabling manufacturers on preventing the import and installation of counterfeit or falsely marked electrical cabling.
[121604]
I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
Officials from BIS and its predecessor Department have been discussing the issue of unsafe cables with UK manufacturers since 2009. This directly led to a market surveillance investigation into the state of the market by the Health and Safety Executive which concluded that while some cable did not meet the standards it claimed it was generally not unsafe and complied with product safety legislation. Industry representatives have also attended the Market Surveillance Co-ordination Committee Stakeholder Group which discusses the UK's strategic approach to market surveillance in relation to product safety.
Marketing falsely marked products to businesses in the UK would fall within the scope of the Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008 which are enforced by local authority trading standards services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the volume of counterfeit or falsely marked electrical cabling imported into the UK in each of the last five years.
[121602]
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the volume of counterfeit or falsely marked electrical cabling imported into the UK in each of the last five years.
[121602]
I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
Officials from BIS and its predecessor department have been discussing the issue of unsafe cables with UK manufacturers since 2009. I refer the hon. Member to parliamentary question 121603 that I am answering today. Therefore, I have made no estimates regarding the volume of counterfeit or falsely marked electrical cabling imported into the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what progress his Department has made in preventing the import and installation of counterfeit or falsely marked electrical cabling.
[121603]
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what progress his Department has made in preventing the import and installation of counterfeit or falsely marked electrical cabling.
[121603]
I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
Officials from BIS and its predecessor department have been discussing the issue of unsafe cables with UK manufacturers since 2009. BIS funded the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to undertake a market surveillance exercise in 2010 to assess the incidence of unsafe cables on the market. While HSE found a significant lack of awareness in business of administrative requirements of the relevant safety legislation they concluded that generally products were safe. As a result, HSE has been advising wholesalers and distributors about the legislative requirements, and follow-up visits have found a significant improvement in compliance with administrative procedures, including obtaining evidence of conformity with the technical requirements of the safety legislation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what discussions he has had with UK electrical cabling manufacturers on preventing the importation and installation of counterfeit or falsely-marked electrical cabling.
[122654]
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what discussions he has had with UK electrical cabling manufacturers on preventing the importation and installation of counterfeit or falsely-marked electrical cabling.
[122654]
This Department has had no such discussions.