NHS: ICT
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS IT suppliers with dominant market positions do not engage in anti-competitive practices.
Answered by Kate Dearden
The Competition and Markets Authority, the “CMA”, is responsible for investigating anti-competitive practices. As an independent authority, the CMA has discretion to investigate competition cases which, according to its prioritisation principles, it considers most appropriate.
It would therefore not be appropriate for government to intervene on such matters. Any concerns regarding anti-competitive conduct can be raised directly with the CMA. Details of how to submit information, along with general guidance, can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-anti-competitive-or-market-issues-to-the-cma
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