Part of Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 3:00 pm on 27 June 2023.
Paul Scully
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
3:00,
27 June 2023
I picked up three questions. The reason the hon. Lady could not follow my argument about appeals from the first bit was because that was the bit I forgot to answer. I will cover that because they relate to the same thing.
Timescales will be up to the enforcer. None is set, but there is a general duty of expedition on the CMA set by the Bill overall. On appeals as they relate to both sections—
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