Mergers and Monopolies: Data Protection
(asked on 17th July 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Competitions and Markets Commission (a) assesses and (b) calculates the value and market power of data when considering monopolies and mergers; and if he will make a statement.
This question was answered on 20th July 2017
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) takes account of data and data markets where appropriate when assessing relevant mergers for their potential effects on competition.