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Competition and Markets Authority: Public Appointments

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 45218 on Competition and Markets Authority: Public Appointments what steps is he is taking to help ensure adequate (a) scrutiny and (b) accountabilit

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
29 Apr 2025
Target answer date
1 May 2025
Answer
8 May 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 45218 on Competition and Markets Authority: Public Appointments what steps is he is taking to help ensure adequate (a) scrutiny and (b) accountabilit

  2. 1 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 May 2025

    Answer published

    As set out in the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) Framework Agreement, the performance of the CMA Chair is reviewed annually by the responsible Director General within the Department for Business and Trade in accordance with the Chair’s duties a...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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