The Minister said, “We are seeing significant confusion in the e-commerce market, both from businesses and consumers.
“This can be detrimental for consumers and mean that they may be more vulnerable to scams or have less choice in price and range of goods.
“To date, my officials and The Consumer Council have been responding to queries on this.
“The Consumer Council has also published helpful frequently asked questions for consumers.
“I now want to see action from the UK Government aimed at businesses in GB to clarify the position as there is currently little understanding of this.
“I wrote to Cabinet Office Secretary Michael Gove on the issue last month and will continue to call for this to be addressed urgently.”
February 3, 2021, 4:19 pm
The Constitution Secretary said getting back to normality would require a vote for the SNP in May (Jane Barlow/PA)
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