Retail Trade: Online Suppliers Debate
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Baroness Gardner of Parkes
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Retail Trade: Online Suppliers
Baroness Gardner of Parkes Excerpts(6 years, 4 months ago)
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Lord Henley
My Lords, that is why we set up the CMA in 2013. That is why it has the powers it has and the ability to investigate abuse when it sees it.
Baroness Gardner of Parkes (Con)
My Lords, has the Minister seen the story in the paper about Airbnb wanting to become as big as, or bigger than, Amazon? If that happens it will obviously threaten all the high street tourist agencies, which have said that it would take over tourism completely. Will the answers he has given today apply equally to Airbnb, if it becomes half as big as Amazon?
Lord Henley
My Lords, again it is a matter for the CMA to look at that, but the Government will obviously keep these matters under review as well. These are social changes happening in the marketplace, and very often because that is what consumers want.