Select committee: Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee
Conclusion 1
17th Report – Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for the Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority
Published 26 Feb 2026
Addressed to Department for Business and Trade
Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee Appointment of Doug Gurr as Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
The Committee is concerned that the appointment process secured just one appointable candidate, denying the Secretary of State the ability to choose a preferred candidate from a range of options. This is not the hallmark of a robust recruitment process. (Conclusion, Paragraph 17) The role and performance of the CMA
From: Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee, 17th Report – Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for the Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority (HC 1723), 26 February 2026
Government response
No government response linked yet: deadline 26 April 2026, 189 days ago.