Written questions

Competition: Civil Proceedings

Commons · Question 92810 · Tabled 19 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 1 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure the effectiveness of private enforcement in competition cases in the courts.

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 1 Dec 2025

The competition opt-out collective actions regime enables competition claims to be brought where many individuals have claims substantially similar in nature. This provides a route to litigation where it would otherwise be impractical or unaffordable. The...