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HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourth sitting)He is such a charmer.15 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Third sitting)Q How quickly have we gone from zero to 30%? Gene Burrus: In 2008, it was zero, and the 30% probably came in about 2012. Once the markets settled down and it was clear that there…15 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Third sitting)Q Can you give us an example of the rent inflation you mentioned? For the app, how much would they have been paying five years ago and what are they being charged now, just to…15 Jun 2023HANSARD Nottingham IncidentI draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, which shows that I am a member of the board of Essex Cricket, based in my Chelmsford constituency.…14 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)I wrote down the first one.13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q I think you said that you sometimes see the standardisation process in the digital world being used by larger players to put barriers in the way of smaller players getting…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q Could you give us examples of where the industry has set standards in the digital space that have helped to address particular holes? You have given us a list of standards for…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Are they industry-led? Peter Eisenegger: You only get good standards when you have proper stakeholder engagement—that is a comment that we address in our supporting paper. You…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q I did some market research with my 23-year-old son, who is much more of a digital consumer than I am, especially when it comes to online games. I want to ask you about where the…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q So “get it clear” is what you are saying to us. Tracey Reilly: It is a very complicated area, not just in terms of how you define fake reviews but in terms of the precise powers…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q I get that, but let’s say that an online game is like a shop. If I own the shop, I am not going to let anybody else walk in, put their products on my shelves and sell them,…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Thank you—and sorry, colleagues, for the family discussions. Max von Thun: I am not a huge gamer, but that is my take.13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q I want to come back to schedule 18 and ensure that I absolutely understood what Tracey said. This morning, I think Which? said that they thought fake reviews should now be put…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Interesting. Max von Thun: But you do have games where one company will provide the fundamental game—the world that you play in—but allow third parties to interact with it and…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (First sitting)Q Really quickly—will you be watching our market compared with what is happening in other markets? Sarah Cardell: As one of our factors, absolutely.13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (First sitting)Q I want to ask what success is and what it looks like. Is success giving my consumers greater choice and lower prices, and my businesses ensuring that the UK is an attractive…13 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe blowing of the Nova Kakhovka dam is the biggest act of ecocide in generations. For the record, will my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary confirm again that the UK will…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (First sitting)Q When the CMA was answering Dean Russell’s question about how consumers will feel the benefits, one of the things it pointed to was its greater powers to fine companies that are…13 Jun 2023HANSARDHunger: East AfricaClimate change and conflict are causing untold misery across the horn of Africa and forcing millions of people to leave their homes. Does my right hon. Friend agree that we should…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Second sitting)Q Can you give an example where you have seen that? Peter Eisenegger: Yes, I can. It was a consumer-initiated standard on complaints handling. If you want the number, I can blind…13 Jun 2023