United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 68148
Software: Licensing
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15 July 2025
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21 July 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of restrictive software licensing practices on (a) efficiency and (b) innovation in businesses.
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15 July 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of restrictive software licensing practices on (a) efficiency and (b) innovation in businesses.
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21 July 2025
Answer
There are currently no plans to make such an assessment by the Department. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is examining software licensing practices as part of its market investigation into cloud services. Its final report must be published by...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-15/68148
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1823540
- uk · wq-1823540 · source updated 21 July 2025