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HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanWe are really serious about growth. This is about sending the message that we want to make sure that Britain is open for investment, and that we will work with partners across the…22 Jan 2025HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanThe CMA’s operational independence will remain intact. We have clearly set out that there will be a new strategic steer, which will be about boosting growth. After conversations,…22 Jan 2025HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanThe appointment of the permanent chair will take place in the normal manner, as all other appointments do.22 Jan 2025HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanI think there were a couple of questions in there about the role of the CMA chair. Of course, he did not get sacked; he resigned. A new strategic steer for the CMA will be coming…22 Jan 2025HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Growth is the No. 1 mission for this Government, and getting the balance right between protecting consumers and driving up growth in the…22 Jan 2025HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We all need to be signed up to this agenda, which is absolutely critical for delivering on our aims of getting a better-growing economy,…22 Jan 2025HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanThat is a very fair comment. We need to give businesses certainty and clarity that things will be resolved quickly, so that they have the confidence to make investment decisions.22 Jan 2025HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanThat is a very interesting question. I am not sure that the CMA’s role is to monitor the number of millionaires leaving the country.22 Jan 2025HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanI can confirm that the CMA’s operational independence remains intact.22 Jan 2025HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanI would not accept the hon. Gentleman’s characterisation at all, and I am sure that Conservative Members would not, either. We announced only this morning that we will take action…22 Jan 2025HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanI will certainly pass that request on. That might be something that Ofgem would also have an interest in.22 Jan 2025HANSARDFire Safety of Domestic Upholstered FurnitureI am notifying Parliament today of the publication of a policy paper providing an update on progress in reviewing the fire safety of domestic upholstered furniture. The policy…22 Jan 2025HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanThat is certainly something that the CMA has been dealing with, and I am sure that we will be able to provide my hon. Friend with an update shortly.22 Jan 2025HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanMy hon. Friend is right that we need to give the business community confidence that decisions will be made quickly to provide certainty, so that it can move forward with…22 Jan 2025HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanYes, he was right. That is the message that the Prime Minister sent out to the regulators at the investment summit, and it is why they have been invited in to give their ideas on…22 Jan 2025HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanI thank the hon. Lady for her question. Unfortunately, transport funding—particularly in Wales—is well outside the CMA’s remit.22 Jan 2025HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanFollowing the resignation of the chair of the Competition and Markets Authority, Marcus Bokkerink, the Secretary of State has appointed Doug Gurr as the interim chair for a period…22 Jan 2025HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanWe absolutely agree that competition is vital for driving investment and growth. The CMA will remain operationally independent, as it always has been.22 Jan 2025HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanThat is a very important point. Consumers see the petrol prices every time they leave their home in their motor vehicle. There is a disparity there that sometimes needs…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Twenty First sitting)I wish to thank you, Sir Christopher, and the other Chairs who have presided over this lengthy Bill Committee. I also thank the Clerks, Doorkeepers and Hansard reporters. I thank…16 Jan 2025