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HL HL1889
Software: Licensing
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9 July 2026
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17 July 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Social Market Foundation, Clearing the Air, published on 3 July 2024, which suggested that restrictive software licensing practices may cost the UK public sector £60 milli
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9 July 2026
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Social Market Foundation, Clearing the Air, published on 3 July 2024, which suggested that restrictive software licensing practices may cost the UK public sector £60 milli
Source: Lords
17 July 2026
Answer
While HMG has not issued a formal, comprehensive assessment of the Social Market Foundation's July 2024 report, Clearing the Air, its findings remain highly pertinent to ongoing digital market regulatory efforts. This report was submitted as evidence to t...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-07-09/HL1889
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1926416
- uk · wq-1926416 · source updated 17 July 2026