Competition and Markets Authority: Microsoft
Commons · Question 124190 · Tabled 26 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Lake
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with the Competition and Markets Authority regarding opening a strategic market status investigation into Microsoft and its software licensing practices.
Answer
Answered by Kate Dearden, 13 Apr 2026
The Department for Business and Trade engages regularly with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on competition issues. The CMA is independent of Government, and decisions on initiating strategic market status investigations (SMS) are a matter for...