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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has reviewed the Competition and Markets Authority’s decision of 30 October 2025 to accept legally binding commitments from major housebuilders to tackle anticompetitive behaviour and ensure industry-wide compliance; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has reviewed the Competition and Markets Authority’s decision of 30 October 2025 to accept legally binding commitments from major housebuilders to tackle anticompetitive behaviour and ensure industry-wide compliance; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact...
The Government notes the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) decision of 30 October 2025. The CMA is the UK’s independent competition authority responsible for enforcing competition law, and the Government does not review its individual enforcement decisions. It is for the CMA to ensure compliance with binding commitments given to it and to assess their effectiveness. The Government has ensured the CMA has the tools and resources necessary to do so.
The Consumer Rights Act 2015 came into force on 1 October 2015. This briefing sets out the background to the Act and the main provisions of Part 1 (sale of goods, digital content and services) and Part 2 (unfair contract terms).
The Consumer Rights Act 2015 came into force on 1 October 2015. This briefing sets out the background to the Act and the main provisions of Part 1 (sale of goods, digital content and services) and Part 2 (unfair contract terms).
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of competition law on the viability of bus services in rural areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of competition law on the viability of bus services in rural areas.
It is for local authorities to determine if there is a need for a subsidised service in a particular area and, if so, are required to competitively tender for the provision of them.
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill is a government bill carried over from the 2022–23 session. It is scheduled to have its second reading in the House of Lords on 5 December 2023.
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill is a government bill carried over from the 2022–23 session. It is scheduled to have its second reading in the House of Lords on 5 December 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government will publish its official response to the Penrose Review that it commissioned into the UK’s competition and consumer regime, published in February 2021.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the Government will publish its official response to the Penrose Review that it commissioned into the UK’s competition and consumer regime, published in February 2021.
I would like to thank the Hon. Member for conducting his review and continued advocacy for reforming our competition and consumer policy. The Government consulted from July to October 2021 on a wide range of reforms to competition and consumer policy, and the consultations respond to proposals made by the Hon. Member in his report. The Government is now analysing the feedback received and will respond to the consultations in due course. We do not intend to issue a formal response to the Penrose review beyond our plans for response to consultation.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what grants were made to each of the (1) cross-Solent ferry operators, and (2) Isles of Scilly operators, during the temporary suspension of competition law due to the COVID-19 pandemic; what restrictions, if any, were placed on the grants; and whether they were non-returnable.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what grants were made to each of the (1) cross-Solent ferry operators, and (2) Isles of Scilly operators, during the temporary suspension of competition law due to the COVID-19 pandemic; what restrictions, if any, were placed on the grants; and whether they were non-returnable.
From April 2020 – April 2021 the Government made a series of grant payments to the Isle of Wight Council and Council of the Isles of Scilly to safeguard lifeline services. In total over £8 million of funding was provided to the Isle of Wight Council for the cross-Solent ferry operators and over £7.5 million to the Council of the Isles of Scilly for Isles of Scilly operators. These grants were paid to the local authorities for the provision of lifeline services, as set out within the conditions of the Memorandum of Understanding agreements made between the individual Councils and the Department for Transport. They were returnable under specific conditions being met.
Before grant payments were provided to the Councils, the Department, alongside external financial advisors, undertook rigorous financial checks to ensure the levels of funding were appropriate. This included analysis of the operator’s financial reports, which included data on the revenue and costs of operating the agreed routes to the minimum service level. Throughout the duration of the scheme, regular checks and monitoring took place to ensure the continued need for support.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial checks they made before awarding grants to each of the cross-Solent ferry operators during the temporary suspension of competition law due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial checks they made before awarding grants to each of the cross-Solent ferry operators during the temporary suspension of competition law due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
From April 2020 – April 2021 the Government made a series of grant payments to the Isle of Wight Council and Council of the Isles of Scilly to safeguard lifeline services. In total over £8 million of funding was provided to the Isle of Wight Council for the cross-Solent ferry operators and over £7.5 million to the Council of the Isles of Scilly for Isles of Scilly operators. These grants were paid to the local authorities for the provision of lifeline services, as set out within the conditions of the Memorandum of Understanding agreements made between the individual Councils and the Department for Transport. They were returnable under specific conditions being met.
Before grant payments were provided to the Councils, the Department, alongside external financial advisors, undertook rigorous financial checks to ensure the levels of funding were appropriate. This included analysis of the operator’s financial reports, which included data on the revenue and costs of operating the agreed routes to the minimum service level. Throughout the duration of the scheme, regular checks and monitoring took place to ensure the continued need for support.
The Government are currently consulting on a range of reforms to competition and policy in order to more effectively and swiftly address anti-competitive behaviour. The consultation includes
many of the recommendations that my hon. Friend made in his excellent report. As part of it, we welcome suggestions from small businesses about how the system can be improved.
The Government are currently consulting on a range of reforms to competition and policy in order to more effectively and swiftly address anti-competitive behaviour. The consultation includes
many of the recommendations that my hon. Friend made in his excellent report. As part of it, we welcome suggestions from small businesses about how the system can be improved.
The Secretary of State understands that anti-competitive behaviour is just as likely among small firms as among big ones. The effects are terrible: fast-growing small firms that are future world beaters get throttled by slightly bigger incumbents, levelling up is slower and less likely because competition and productivity are much lower outside London, and residents are left with less choice and more vulnerability to rip-offs. Does he agree that the justice system plays a central role in tackling the problem and ensuring that small firms have some kind of redress? Will he therefore look closely at the proposal in my Government-commissioned report for a new tier of local county competition courts?
The Secretary of State understands that anti-competitive behaviour is just as likely among small firms as among big ones. The effects are terrible: fast-growing small firms that are future world beaters get throttled by slightly bigger incumbents, levelling up is slower and less likely because competition and productivity are much lower outside London, and residents are left with less choice and more vulnerability to rip-offs. Does he agree that the justice system plays a central role in tackling the problem and ensuring that small firms have some kind of redress? Will he therefore look closely at the proposal in my Government-commissioned report for a new tier of local county competition courts?
I will be as brief as I can, Mr Speaker. We have read my hon. Friend’s paper with great interest. With respect, I do not think that the way forward is to create a further tier of specialist courts. However, there is much that can be done with colleagues in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to make sure that the overall structure of the competition mechanism is reformed and improved. His point about access to justice is absolutely right: it should apply to small and medium-sized enterprises as much as to individuals.
I will be as brief as I can, Mr Speaker. We have read my hon. Friend’s paper with great interest. With respect, I do not think that the way forward is to create a further tier of specialist courts. However, there is much that can be done with colleagues in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to make sure that the overall structure of the competition mechanism is reformed and improved. His point about access to justice is absolutely right: it should apply to small and medium-sized enterprises as much as to individuals.
I will be as brief as I can, Mr Speaker. We have read my hon. Friend’s paper with great interest. With respect, I do not think that the way forward is to create a further tier of specialist courts. However, there is much that can be done with colleagues in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to make sure that the overall structure of the competition mechanism is reformed and improved. His point about access to justice is absolutely right: it should apply to small and medium-sized enterprises as much as to individuals.
The Secretary of State understands that anti-competitive behaviour is just as likely among small firms as among big ones. The effects are terrible: fast-growing small firms that are future world beaters get throttled by slightly bigger incumbents, levelling up is slower and less likely because competition and productivity are much lower outside London, and residents are left with less choice and more vulnerability to rip-offs. Does he agree that the justice system plays a central role in tackling the problem and ensuring that small firms have some kind of redress? Will he therefore look closely at the proposal in my Government-commissioned report for a new tier of local county competition courts?
This note describes how competition law works in the UK. It considers past and proposed reforms, the implications of Brexit and competition in digital markets.
This note describes how competition law works in the UK. It considers past and proposed reforms, the implications of Brexit and competition in digital markets.
Letter dated 12/05/2021 from Ben Dean, Director, Sport Gambling and Ceremonials, DDCMS, to Richard Masters, Chief Executive, Premier League, regarding Premier League broadcast rights and a potential Exclusion Order 3p.
Letter dated 12/05/2021 from Ben Dean, Director, Sport Gambling and Ceremonials, DDCMS, to Richard Masters, Chief Executive, Premier League, regarding Premier League broadcast rights and a potential Exclusion Order 3p.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment has he made of the implications for his Department’s policy of the antitrust charges brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment has he made of the implications for his Department’s policy of the antitrust charges brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is the independent non-Ministerial department responsible for investigating competition issues in the UK. The Government has ensured that the CMA has significant powers to investigate and act if it finds that companies are behaving anti-competitively in a market.
In July 2020, the CMA published the final report of its market study into online platforms and digital advertising. In the recent response to the market study, the Government agreed with the CMA’s findings that Google and Facebook are dominant in the search and social media markets and that this is leading to higher prices for goods and services, less innovation and less choice for consumers.
The Government also announced the intention to establish and fund a Digital Markets Unit (DMU) within the CMA from April 2021, to create a new pro-competition regime for digital markets. A consultation on the DMU will be published in early 2021 and the Government will legislate to put it on a statutory footing as soon as Parliamentary time allows.
This briefing paper summarises a selection of Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) judgments from 2020.
This briefing paper summarises a selection of Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) judgments from 2020.
UK-Japan Free trade agreement: The UK's strategic approach. 96p.
UK-Japan Free trade agreement: The UK's strategic approach. 96p.
Clauses 27 to 30, 33 to 36, 38 and 39 agreed to. Clauses 31, 32 and 37 agreed to as amended. Schedules 1 and 2 agreed to. Schedule 3 agreed to as amended. Schedule 4 agreed to. Written evidence reported to the House.
Clauses 27 to 30, 33 to 36, 38 and 39 agreed to. Clauses 31, 32 and 37 agreed to as amended. Schedules 1 and 2 agreed to. Schedule 3 agreed to as amended. Schedule 4 agreed to. Written evidence reported to the House.
This briefing paper summarises a selection of Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) judgments from 2019.
This briefing paper summarises a selection of Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) judgments from 2019.
Draft Competition (Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The following is an extract from Third Delegated Legislation Committee on 5 December 2018.
We have also assessed—working with the CMA, obviously—that the CMA might have to deal with between 15 and 30 extra merger cases over a year.
[Official Report, Third Delegated Legislation Committee,...
Draft Competition (Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The following is an extract from Third Delegated Legislation Committee on 5 December 2018.
We have also assessed—working with the CMA, obviously—that the CMA might have to deal with between 15 and 30 extra merger cases over a year.
[Official Report, Third Delegated Legislation Committee,...