Amendment 56

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - Report (1st Day) – in the House of Lords at 7:02 pm on 11 March 2024.

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Lord Lansley:

Moved by Lord Lansley

56: Clause 114, page 71, line 17, at end insert— “(5) When the CMA seek the approval of the Secretary of State for guidance, the Secretary of State must within 40 days either—(a) approve the guidance; or(b) refer the proposed guidance back to the CMA with a statement of reasons why the guidance should not be published in that form.”

Photo of Lord Lansley Lord Lansley Conservative

My Lords, in the debate on the first group, on Amendment 56 there was a strong view that when the Competition and Markets Authority presents guidance to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State should either approve it or refer it back with a statement of reasons within a reasonable time, specified as 40 days, and not, as the Bill presently says, that the Secretary of State can choose not to approve it without any time limit. I am afraid, and I say it with regret to my noble friend, that we did not hear persuasive reasons to the contrary. I seek the opinion of the House on Amendment 56.

Ayes 202, Noes 187.

Division number 5 Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - Report (1st Day) — Amendment 56

Aye: 200 Members of the House of Lords

No: 185 Members of the House of Lords

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Amendment 56 agreed.

Amendment 57 not moved.

Clause 116: Restriction on disclosure orders