Recommendation 30

Legislation is required if the Digital Markets Unit is to have the enforcement and other powers it needs to fulfil its role. We welcome the announcement in the Queen’s Speech that a Draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill will be introduced, which will allow opportunities for scrutiny and improvement before a full bill is introduced. However, no Draft Bill has yet been published, and the prospects of legislation reaching the statute book during this Session now look very remote. We draw the Government’s attention to the risks of delay in legislating, and we urge it to publish the Draft Bill before the end of November 2022. (Paragraph 206) 52 Post-pandemic economic growth: state aid and post-Brexit competition policy