Question follow-through · 58396
Government Departments: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer on 4 June 2025 to Question 55787 on Government Departments: Software, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Digital Markets, Competition and Cons
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 9 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 13 Jun 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer on 4 June 2025 to Question 55787 on Government Departments: Software, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Digital Markets, Competition and Cons
13 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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13 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Competition and Markets Authority has been awarded enhanced powers by the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (“DMCC”) Act 2024 to protect UK consumers and businesses from unfair or harmful practices by the very largest technology firms.The DMC...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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