Product Regulation and Metrology Bill: Report Stage and Third Reading

On 4 June 2025 the Bill returned to the Commons following the Bill Committee.

As I chaired the Bill Committee which concluded its deliberations on 15 May 2025, I was unable to vote. 

The UK’s product safety and metrology framework, originally based on EU law, is being updated by this Bill which should help the UK adapt to modern challenges. The Bill aims to support economic growth, enhance consumer protection, and maintain high product standards.

There were three amendments that proceeded to a vote. 

New clause 4, which would require the Government to introduce a voluntary labelling system, clearly marking goods produced or manufactured in the UK, failed: Ayes 171, Noes 274.

Amendment 16, which would remove the ability for product regulations to provide that product requirements are met if the requirements of relevant EU law are met, failed: Ayes 100, Noes 339.

Amendment 24, which would seek to ensure that new criminal offences  are not created through new product regulations under the Bill, failed: Ayes 164, Noes 273.

The question was put that the Bill be read a third time, and passed: Ayes 264, Noes 99. 

The Bill now returns to the Lords, where it originated, for the Commons amendments to be considered.