Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the Competition and Markets Authority supports business growth, particularly for firms seeking to acquire other businesses.

The Prime Minister has been clear that the UK’s economic regulators, including the Competition and Markets Authority, “the CMA”, have a vital role to play in delivering the Government’s growth mission. The Government will soon publish a new growth focused Strategic Steer to the CMA.