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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-16more like thismore than 2015-11-16
answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading O2: Three more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed merger of O2 and Three on the competitive functioning of the mobile telecommunications industry. more like this
tabling member constituency Windsor more like this
tabling member printed
Adam Afriyie more like this
uin 16450 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-11-19more like thismore than 2015-11-19
answer text <p>The assessment of the impact of mergers on competition is a matter for the independent competition regulators. In the case of the takeover ofTelefónica UK (O2)byCKHutchison Holdings Ltd. (CKHH), which owns Three, the competent authority is the European Commission, due to the international scope of the deal, although the UK Competition and Markets Authority has applied for jurisdiction.</p><p>Any authority ruling on this merger will take advice from Ofcom, the UK’s independent communications regulator, on competition in the mobile communications sector in the UK.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wantage remove filter
answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-19T10:30:02.717Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-19T10:30:02.717Z
answering member
1580
label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot more like this
tabling member
1586
label Biography information for Adam Afriyie more like this