<p>The Competition Commission (CC) is an independent body which conducts its investigations in accordance with the process and procedures set out in the Enterprise Act 2002 and its published guidance. It provides for interested parties to make submissions at various stages of an investigation. The CC is subject to and required by general public law principles to have regard to these submissions and take into account any relevant submission in making its decisions.</p><p>Submissions to the private motor insurance market investigation have been received and taken into account. Provisional findings were published on 19 December 2013, and the CC is now analysing the responses it has received in submissions and via multilateral and bilateral hearings held with parties. As a result of that process, additional information has been submitted to the CC, and the CC has also requested additional information from parties. The CC's ongoing process has been and is being explained to parties as the investigation proceeds.</p>