Written questions

Digital Service Providers: Competition

Lords · Question HL15877 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 1 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Baroness Stowell of Beeston

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Competition and Markets Authority regarding the timetable for decisions on strategic market status investigations in the cloud services market; and what assessment they have made of t

Answer

Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra, 1 Apr 2026

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is independent of Government and decisions on the timing and conduct of Strategic Market Status investigations are a matter for the CMA’s Board.