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HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you for joining us to give evidence. Will you outline what you see as the main consumer issues in the retail industry that you would want—hope for—the Bill to address? Do…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q I just want to follow up on your point about trading standards and enforcement. Trading standards resources have dropped by 50%, and there is a wild west on our high streets and…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q In your view, should more powers be given to trading standards as well? I was not quite clear on where you saw a role for the CMA and trading standards together. Graham Wynn: I…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q An area that we have not covered is much is alternative dispute resolution. Part 4 of the Bill would make accreditation of ADR providers compulsory unless an exception applies.…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you very much for coming to give evidence to the Committee. I know from your briefings that you have welcomed the Bill, but I wonder if you might be able to talk us…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q Is that a point about greater powers that trading standards officers should also have alongside the CMA’s role, or is it a question of resources? John Herriman: It is a…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q What happens in that situation? Do you just not get access to the data and the files? David MacKenzie: The current powers do not give us direct access to that—they just don’t.…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q Would that be specifically for websites where that may be misleading or scamming consumers? David MacKenzie: Absolutely, yes. It could be a whole website, an account on a…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q Sorry, in the interests of time—we may have to go to a vote shortly—I have just one small question, and then I will hand over to colleagues. You said in your evidence that it is…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you very much for coming today to give evidence. We very much appreciate your time. The CMA has supported this legislation, and there has been quite a lot of talk about…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (First sitting)Q We have quite a lot to get through, so let me just ask a follow-up question. There has been some criticism that the approach of regulating firms with strategic market status…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (First sitting)Q The Government have not taken forward the recommendations from the CMA on tackling consumer detriment in the secondary ticketing market. Do you think that that was a mistake and…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you for coming to give us evidence today. I have a couple of questions. First, will you outline how you see the Bill delivering consumer benefits, and how you will seek to…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you very much. This question may be more for Mr Upton. The Bill goes some way towards tackling the problem of subscription traps, but it does not go as far as what…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you very much for coming today. I want to pick up on the argument that the legislation will enhance innovation. In your excellent report, which underpins much of our work,…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q Professor Furman, I would be interested to know whether you think the Bill strikes the right balance. Does it give the CMA too much power? Does it put the right amount of power…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q Thanks for those responses. Professor Marsden, how much we will need some global leadership to ensure this legislation has the impact it needs to have? Some of these issues and…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Professor Fletcher and Professor Furman, do you want to add anything? Professor Fletcher: A lot of jurisdictions around the world are looking at this space. We talked earlier…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q Sorry: your list of eight things was quite useful, so would you be able to go through those—as you were before, but just a bit slower? Noyona Chundur: Understood. Did I get to…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you for coming to give evidence. Perhaps I could start with you, Ms Chundur, and then others may wish to come in. Do you think that this Bill will adequately address…13 Jun 2023