Debate on bill on Wednesday, 17 May 2023, in the House of Commons, led by Kevin Hollinrake. The answering members were Seema Malhotra, Paul Scully and Alex Davies-Jones.

Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

Second reading. Agreed to on question. Programme motion on committal, proceedings in Public Bill Committee, consideration, third reading and other proceedings. Agreed to on question. Money resolution and King's recommendation signified. Agreed to on question. Ways and means resolution. Agreed to on question. Carry-over motion. Agreed to on question. Deputy Speakers statement that Dame Caroline Dinenage had been elected to be Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 732 cc878-928
Session: 2022-23
Department: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology; Department for Business and Trade
Legislative stage: Second reading
Procedure: Programme motions; Carry-over motions; Money resolutions; Ways and means resolutions; King's recommendation
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
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Proceeding contributions: Kevin Hollinrake | 732 cc879-880 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
Digital technologies are a 21st-cen...; Damian Collins | 732 c881 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend got through part 1 a bit quicker than I thought he would—I have a question relatin...; Kevin Hollinrake | 732 c881 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes a good point. I wish him the best of luck in the election this afternoon. It...; John Penrose | 732 c881 (Link to this contribution)
Like my hon. Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Damian Collins), I was concerned that th...; Kevin Hollinrake | 732 c881 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his engagement on this. We have discussed this at length many...; Andy Carter | 732 c881 (Link to this contribution)
I echo the comments of my colleagues who have welcomed the Bill. The Minister will know that the ...; Kevin Hollinrake | 732 c882 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes an important point. The tech industry is clearly very powerful in terms of i...; Craig Whittaker | 732 c882 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Kevin Hollinrake | 732 c882 (Link to this contribution)
I think I am going to hear about one in a moment. Many Members will know constituents who have re...; Craig Whittaker | 732 c882 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister is not going to hear about a constituent, but I would like to point out that chariti...; Kevin Hollinrake | 732 cc882-3 (Link to this contribution)
That is an interesting point and I would be happy to look at the matter in detail. It is not some...; Alun Cairns | 732 c883 (Link to this contribution)
I recognise that the Bill would introduce enhanced competition and protect significant areas of c...; Kevin Hollinrake | 732 c883 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend makes a strong point, and it is one reason why we are reviewing the economic...; Lord Redwood | 732 c883 (Link to this contribution)
Briefly, what will be the direct impact of the Bill on the cost to the state and to business?
...; Kevin Hollinrake | 732 c883 (Link to this contribution)
The annual cost to business is £178 million, which we must consider carefully when we bring forwa...; John Penrose | 732 c883 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for his generosity in giving way again.
The Minister’s response to the...; Kevin Hollinrake | 732 cc883-4 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes a very good point, and it is why only a few days ago we published a framewor...; Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 732 c884 (Link to this contribution)
I call the shadow Minister.
2.53 pm; Seema Malhotra | 732 cc884-8 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to speak on the Second Reading of this important Bill on behalf of His Majesty’s...; Lord Redwood | 732 cc888-9 (Link to this contribution)
Competition is by far and away the best regulator, and I pay tribute to all those in the House, i...; Bim Afolami | 732 c889 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend for giving way. In relation to his very good point about capacity, w...; Lord Redwood | 732 cc889-892 (Link to this contribution)
Indeed. I do not wish to go into the details of a recent case, because I have not studied all the...; Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 732 c890 (Link to this contribution)
I call the SNP spokesperson.
3.23 pm; Richard Thomson | 732 cc890-4 (Link to this contribution)
The SNP welcomes very much the aims and objectives of the Bill, which broadly speaking fit well w...; Lord Redwood | 732 c895 (Link to this contribution)
I think we are all united in wanting to stop fake and damaging reviews, which are so unfair, but ...; Richard Thomson | 732 c895 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Member is absolutely right that it is not easy, but that does not mean it is somet...; Kevin Hollinrake | 732 c895 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Gentleman therefore support our approach, which is to consult in parallel with the ...; Richard Thomson | 732 c895 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for his intervention. Indeed, I would be quite happy to see what comes back ...; Alex Davies-Jones | 732 c895 (Link to this contribution)
Good luck!; Richard Thomson | 732 c895 (Link to this contribution)
I hear the hon. Member for Pontypridd say “Good luck”, but we will see how it goes. The Bill cert...; Damian Collins | 732 cc895-6 (Link to this contribution)
I rise, as other Members have done, in support of the Bill. It is a very important piece of legis...; Bob Stewart | 732 c896 (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. Friend agree that we should fully support what my right hon. Friend the Member for W...; Damian Collins | 732 cc896-8 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend for his question, and my right hon. Friend the Member for Wokingham ...; 732 c898 (Link to this contribution); Nigel Evans | 732 c898 (Link to this contribution)
Order. I will now announce the result of the ballot earlier today for the Chair of the Select Com...; Darren Jones | 732 cc898-9 (Link to this contribution)
I declare my interest as set out on the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am grateful t...; Bim Afolami | 732 c899 (Link to this contribution)
I agree with everything the hon. Member has said so far. Does he agree with the proposal of the R...; Darren Jones | 732 cc899-900 (Link to this contribution)
If I answered shortly with the word “Yes” it would ruin the rest of my speech, so I am going to k...; Lord Redwood | 732 c900 (Link to this contribution)
Is there not a clear distinction? We and the Government should not intervene in individual decisi...; Darren Jones | 732 c900 (Link to this contribution)
I find myself in the unusual situation of being in complete agreement with the right hon. Gentlem...; John Penrose | 732 c901 (Link to this contribution)
I echo the points about the need for a careful balance between not interfering from this place, w...; Darren Jones | 732 cc901-2 (Link to this contribution)
I do not claim to be a parliamentary historian, but the Regulatory Reform Committee is very moder...; Matt Warman | 732 cc902-3 (Link to this contribution)
I enjoyed the Minister’s opening gambit about how much the internet has changed our lives over ma...; Kevin Hollinrake | 732 c903 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend raised a fair point. A fair and level playing field is important for our wider eco...; Matt Warman | 732 cc903-4 (Link to this contribution)
I welcome that. The Minister will know that that body of work has been going on in parallel with ...; Sharon Hodgson | 732 cc904-5 (Link to this contribution)
As co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on ticket abuse, I believe the Digital Markets, ...; Kevin Hollinrake | 732 c906 (Link to this contribution)
I certainly do not ask for any bragging rights. May I thank the hon. Lady for the work she does o...; Sharon Hodgson | 732 cc906-7 (Link to this contribution)
We would all like to think that it would with right-minded people, but I do not think professiona...; Andy Carter | 732 cc907-9 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to be called to speak on Second Reading of this important and much anticipated p...; Rebecca Long Bailey | 732 cc909-911 (Link to this contribution)
I want to limit my comments on the Bill to how it affects journalism. The National Union of Journ...; Andy Carter | 732 c911 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Lady give way?; Rebecca Long Bailey | 732 c911 (Link to this contribution)
I am coming to the end of my comments—I do apologise. Where only the most sensational news storie...; Bim Afolami | 732 cc911-2 (Link to this contribution)
It is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Salford and Eccles (Rebecca Long Bailey) and I cann...; Robert Buckland | 732 c912 (Link to this contribution)
I apologise, Mr Deputy Speaker, for not being able to join the debate until now.
Does my ho...; Bim Afolami | 732 cc912-3 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. and learned Friend for those points, which he made incredibly well. Retrosp...; Sarah Olney | 732 cc913-6 (Link to this contribution)
The Liberal Democrats warmly welcome the measures in this Bill that will enable the Competition a...; James Wild | 732 cc916-7 (Link to this contribution)
I am pleased to have the opportunity to talk about the Bill, which will drive innovation, growth ...; Nigel Evans | 732 c917 (Link to this contribution)
I call John McDonnell.
4.57 pm; John McDonnell | 732 cc917-9 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker; I will be relatively brief. Like my hon. Friend the Member for Salf...; Nigel Evans | 732 c919 (Link to this contribution)
I call the shadow Minister.
5.2 pm; Alex Davies-Jones | 732 cc919-922 (Link to this contribution)
As ever, it is an honour to close this debate on behalf of the Opposition. I thank colleagues fro...; Paul Scully | 732 cc920-4 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to follow what has been an excellent debate. We have had some great contribution...; Lord Redwood | 732 c924 (Link to this contribution)
Do Ministers as a matter of course invite in leading regulators for at least annual reviews of co...; Paul Scully | 732 c924 (Link to this contribution)
Many of the regulators will be under the remit of the Under-Secretary of State for Business and T...; Kevin Hollinrake | 732 c924 (Link to this contribution)
indicated assent.; Paul Scully | 732 cc924-5 (Link to this contribution)
I just heard the verbal nod from him to say that he continues to do that.
I will come to th...; Bim Afolami | 732 c925 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister give way?; Paul Scully | 732 c925 (Link to this contribution)
I will finish the point and then I will happily give way. Judicial review will still subject deci...; Bim Afolami | 732 c925 (Link to this contribution)
indicated dissent.; Paul Scully | 732 c925 (Link to this contribution)
The CMA remains accountable to Parliament. That will not change. The CMA already has to present i...; Dominic Raab | 732 c925 (Link to this contribution)
I certainly support the Bill. The Minister is talking about the importance of checks as well as a...; Paul Scully | 732 c926 (Link to this contribution)
Indeed, we have to keep this under review because AI is moving at such a pace. The AI White Paper...
Subjects: Compensation Consumers Companies Competition Consumer goods Digital technology Fraud Innovation Internet Protection Press Marketing Prices Regulation Touting Unfair practices Restrictive practices Subscriptions Competition and Markets Authority Digital Markets Unit
Legislation: Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill 2022-23 to 2023-24
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Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

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