Select committee: Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee
Conclusion 3
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)
Mr Gurr told us that fiscal constraints mean the CMA cannot expect to hire more people, and it must therefore make the most of those they have. Its 4P transformation programme is vital to achieving this, and he also pointed out that investments in AI will increase the CMA’s productivity. We expect the CMA to complete its 4P transformation programme, and free up resources to allow it to carry out more interventions and act more quickly to protect consumers. (Conclusion, Paragraph 27)
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
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