Business and Trade

Kevin Hollinrake Excerpts
Monday 5th June 2023

(1 year, 5 months ago)

Ministerial Corrections
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The following is an extract from the Second Reading debate on the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill on 17 May 2023.
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Between 2009 and 2019, GAFAM—Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft—made more than 400 acquisitions without any regulatory intervention or referral through the voluntary mechanisms.

[Official Report, 17 May 2023, Vol. 732, c. 880.]

Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade, the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake):

An error has been identified in my opening speech in the Second Reading debate.

The correct information should have been:

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Between 2009 and 2019, GAFAM—Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft—made more than 400 acquisitions with minimal regulatory intervention or referral through the voluntary mechanisms.