Amazon Web Services and Microsoft
Commons · Question 93627 · Tabled 21 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 1 Dec 2025
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Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what is the Government's proposed timeline for implementing the Competition and Markets Authority's recommendation to designate Microsoft and AWS with Strategic Market Status under the
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 1 Dec 2025
The Competition and Markets Authority (the CMA) has completed 3 Strategic Market Status investigations this year. The CMA is independent of the Government and decisions on which markets to investigate is for its Board. The CMA has published guidance on it...