Written questions

Consumers: Protection

Commons · Question 94441 · Tabled 25 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 3 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Amanda Martin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to encourage enforcement action by the Competition and Markets Authority on consumer protection.

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 3 Dec 2025

The Competition and Markets Authority's decision-making is independent of government. Each parliament the government issues a Strategic Steer to the CMA setting out its priorities. Earlier this year the government encouraged the CMA to use its range of to...