To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of potential conflicts of interest arising from the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office's (UKHO) acquisition of SevenCs, with regard to (a) the market share accruing to UKHO as a result of the acquisition and (b) the impact of the UKHO's commercial distribution of marine data products on its statutory role in safeguarding life at sea.
The acquisition has had no noticeable effect on the UKHO's share of the market for data used in marine navigation. No additional share of that market has accrued to the UKHO as a result of the acquisition. Therefore no potential conflict of interest is perceived as arising from the acquisition.
The UKHO's commercial distribution of marine data products does not give rise to any conflict of interest in relation to safeguarding life at sea.
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