This was a lords amendment on the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024. The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 is UK law that strengthens the competition regulator’s powers over digital platforms, mergers and consumer protections. It introduces tougher rules for platform behaviour, extends merger remedies (including the possibility of a final offer order), and broadens the regime to cover small businesses, trades and energy networks, with an emphasis on benefiting consumers and increasing transparency.
•Final offer remedies can be applied to ongoing mergers and future performance to address competition concerns.
•New powers to address platform conduct, including a rule preventing withholding news from publishers.
•CMA must consider consumer benefits when imposing conduct remedies, reinforcing a consumer-focused approach.
•The regime now covers trades and crafts, protecting small businesses and self-employed workers.
The result
Motion passed
Margin: 112
274
162
Aye (63%)No (37%)
436 of 650 eligible MPs voted (67% turnout)
How each party voted
Conservative
Voted for
73 aye0 no18 absent
Democratic Unionist Party
Voted for
4 aye0 no1 absent
Reform UK
Voted for
4 aye0 no1 absent
Labour (Co-op)
Voted against
0 aye79 no81 absent
Liberal Democrat
Voted against
0 aye11 no4 absent
Scottish National Party
Voted against
0 aye5 no1 absent
Who rebelled?
No MPs voted against their party on this division.
Turnout by party
67%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2/2 (100%)
Plaid Cymru
2/2 (100%)
Your Party
1/1 (100%)
Scottish National Party
5/6 (83%)
Conservative
73/91 (80%)
Democratic Unionist Party
4/5 (80%)
Reform UK
4/5 (80%)
Liberal Democrat
11/15 (73%)
What happens next?
The Lords amendment result is sent back to the other House for consideration.
