PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(21 May 2025)

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with (a) the Competition and Market Authority and (b) other sectoral regulators on the use of mediation to resolve regulatory disputes.

Asked by:
Sir Julian Smith (Conservative)

The Government supports the use, where appropriate, of mediation as a means to resolve regulatory disputes without the expense of litigation.

However, the decision on whether to use mediation, and whether it is appropriate in a particular case, is primarily a matter for the parties in any dispute.

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