Written question asked by Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour) on Monday, 25 February 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 27 February 2019. It was answered by Margot James (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 March 2019 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Facebook
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to assess the merits of Facebook’s business practices towards other developers as part of the Government review of the UK’s competition powers in April 2019.
- Answer
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Competition investigations are a matter for the Competition and Markets Authority. This is carried out independently of Government. The Government’s statutory review of competition law will assess the extent to which competition powers have been effective in fulfilling their aims.
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- Written question
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- 225433
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Business Competition Reviews Facebook
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