To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Prior of Brampton on 23 January (HL Deb, col 421), which individuals sit on the working group on product recalls and safety; when it first met; when the next meeting is due to take place; and what is the scope and scale of its review.

The Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety was announced by my hon. Friend the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility in October 2016. The Group first met on 1 November 2016. It has subsequently met on 14 December and 8 February and the next meeting is due to take place on 13 March.

The Working Group is tasked to develop options to improve the system of product recalls and safety with an immediate focus on recommendations to improve the safety of white goods such as tumble dryers.

The Group is chaired by Neil Gibbins, Former Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Devon and Somerset. Membership of the Working Group is drawn from:

• Association of British Insurers (ABI)
• Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers (ACTSO)
• Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances (AMDEA)
• Baker McKenzie LLP
• British Retail Consortium (BRC)
• British Standards Institution (BSI)
• British Toy and Hobby Association (BTHA)
• Brunel University London (BUL)
• Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI)
• Chief Fire Officers’ Association (CFOA)
• Citizens Advice (CA)
• Electrical Safety First (ESF)
• Fire Protection Association (FPA)
• Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA)
• Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)

More detailed information on the activities of the Working Group, its initial recommendations and meetings notes can be found on the following website https://www.gov.uk/guidance/product-safety-working-group. The Group is due to report back to my hon. Friend in March.