Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 118863
Competition and Markets Authority: Costs
Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Jerome Mayhew
Conservative — Broadland and Fakenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the annual cost was of the Competition and Markets Authority’s Sustainability Taskforce in 2024–25, including a) staff costs, b) external consultancy costs and c) other programme expenditure.
Answer
Kate DeardenFor financial year 2024-25 the annual cost of the Competition and Markets Authority’s Sustainability Taskforce was £342,983.19. This includes £342,306.01 in staff costs and £677.18 in other programme expenditure covering travel and subsistence.