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...