Question follow-through · 120645

Competition and Markets Authority: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2026 to Question 118863, what the annual estimated cost of the Competition and Markets Authority’s Sustainability Taskforce is in (a) 2025-26, (b) 2026-27, (c) 2027-2

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
13 Mar 2026
Target answer date
18 Mar 2026
Answer
18 Mar 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2026 to Question 118863, what the annual estimated cost of the Competition and Markets Authority’s Sustainability Taskforce is in (a) 2025-26, (b) 2026-27, (c) 2027-2

  2. 18 Mar 2026

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  3. 18 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) is not able to provide an estimated annual cost for the Sustainability Taskforce for 2025/26 before its accounts for the financial year are finalised. Its Annual Report and Accounts for 2025/26 will be laid be...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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