Part of Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 11:00 am on 4 July 2023.
Kevin Hollinrake
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
11:00,
4 July 2023
I have meetings with the national teams of trading standards, and indeed the CMA, on a regular basis. We have had numerous discussions about the legislation, if the hon. Lady means her question broadly. Indeed, she was able to question some of those witnesses in the recent evidence sessions. Clearly, resources for trading standards are a matter for local authorities, not central Government. It is for local authorities to determine where those resources are committed.
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