Schedule 4 - The Competition and Markets Authority

Part of Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:00 pm on 5 July 2012.

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Photo of Martin Caton Martin Caton Labour, Gower 2:00, 5 July 2012

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:

Amendment 85, in schedule 4, page 68, line 19, at end insert—

(f) at least three persons (“specialist consumer competition panel members”) appointed to the CMA panel under paragraph 1(1)(b) for the purpose of  being available for selection as members of a group constituted to carry out specialist consumer competition welfare functions on behalf of the CMA;

(g) at least three persons (“specialist financial competition panel members”) appointed to the CMA panel under paragraph 1(1)(b) for the purpose of being available for selection as members of a group constituted to carry out specialist financial services competition functions on behalf of the CMA.’.

Amendment 90, in schedule 4, page 67, line 24, at end insert—

‘(2A) No person who participated in the CMA Board’s consideration of whether to refer the matter to the chair shall form part of a group selected by the chair to investigate the matter.’.