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Digital Service Providers: Infrastructure

Commons · Question 120578 · Tabled 12 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 7 Apr 2026

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Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of levels of competition in the UK cloud infrastructure market; and what implications that assessment has for investment in UK cloud and AI infra

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 7 Apr 2026

The Government prioritised the commencement of the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) new powers in digital markets last year to boost competition and fairness in the digital tech sector. Although the CMA operates independently of Government, the G...