Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

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.

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.