Question follow-through · 4834
Microsoft: Competition
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the Competition and Markets Authority's decision of 31 March 2026 to launch a Strategic Market
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 29 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 4 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the Competition and Markets Authority's decision of 31 March 2026 to launch a Strategic Market
4 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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4 Jun 2026
Answer published
This Government is committed to promoting a competitive and innovative digital economy, which is why we prioritised the commencement of the CMA’s new powers in digital markets last year.The CMA launched its Strategic Market Status designation investigatio...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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