Ministers give evidence on the Digital Markets Bill
In the final evidence session of its review of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill, the Communications and Digital Committee takes evidence from ministers and government officials.
Meeting details
At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Review of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business) at Department for Business and Trade
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy) at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Deputy Director, Smart Data and Digital Markets at Department for Business and Trade
Deputy Director, Digital Markets at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Background
The session forms part a short inquiry by the Committee looking in detail at the Bill and whether it is likely to meet the Government’s objectives to improve digital markets competition and strengthen enforcement powers.
Possible questions
Possible lines of questioning to the witness panel include:
- What will this Bill do, what outcomes will it achieve, and how will success be measured?
- Why did the Government decide to set judicial review as the appeals standard, rather than full merits or judicial review plus?
- How would the Government respond to concerns that the leveraging principle is insufficient to prevent firms from using their entrenched power in one market to dominate another?