Select committee: Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee
Conclusion 4
3rd Report – Competition and market functioning in the UK live music industry
Published 24 May 2026
Addressed to Department for Business and Trade
Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee Competition and market functioning in the UK live music industry All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
The Committee concludes that a market investigation into the live music industry should be a priority of the CMA. Against a backdrop of the cost of living crisis, an investigation and consequential remedial measures have strong potential to improve market functioning and help deliver economic growth in the UK. (Conclusion, Paragraph 30)
From: Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee, 3rd Report – Competition and market functioning in the UK live music industry (HC 128), 24 May 2026
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 18 October 2026 (deadline 24 July 2026).