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Richard Thomson's amendment, Schedule 18

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024

Committee stage

Amendment number: 68

Lead member

Richard Thomson
Scottish National Party, Gordon
Commons

Decision

Disagreed on division
This amendment was debated and rejected, following a vote.

Amendment text

Schedule 18, page 343, line 2

at end insert—
“32 Making claims about—
(a) the environmental benefits, or
(b) the sustainability (as defined by section 234(1C)) of a product or service which are not based on evidence which can be verified by a court.”

Member's explanatory statement

This amendment seeks to ban the practice of “greenwashing”. It would include the making of unsubstantiated claims about the sustainability of products and services an unfair commercial practice.