{"value":{"id":1758091,"askingMemberId":1796,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-01-22T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-02-05T00:00:00","uin":"HL4331","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the Competition and Markets Authority supports business growth, particularly for firms seeking to acquire other businesses.","answeringBodyId":214,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business and Trade","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":3792,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-02-03T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Prime Minister has been clear that the UK’s economic regulators, including the Competition and Markets Authority, “the CMA”, have a vital role to play in delivering the Government’s growth mission. The Government will soon publish a new growth focused Strategic Steer to the CMA.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Business: Economic Growth","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1758091","method":"GET"}]}