Question follow-through · 4837
Microsoft: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Microsoft's bundling of Copilot into software licensing contracts on (a) competition in the software market and (b) costs for small and medium-siz
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- 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 Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Microsoft's bundling of Copilot into software licensing contracts on (a) competition in the software market and (b) costs for small and medium-siz
4 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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4 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is currently conducting a Strategic Market Status investigation into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem. As part of this investigation, the CMA is considering a range of issues, including software bundling ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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