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Conclusion 7

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)
During the hearing Mr Gurr also demonstrated awareness of the trade-offs between, on the one hand political independence of CMA decision making on individual cases, and on the other, the importance of accountability to Government Ministers and to Parliament. (Conclusion, Paragraph 34)

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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