§ Mr. Tom Boardmanasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will make a statement on the report of the Monopolies Commission on the supply of starch, glucoses and modified starches.
§ Mr. RidleyThe Report was published today. The Commission found that monopoly conditions as defined in the legislation did not prevail in the supply of starch and modified starches. They found that such conditions did prevail in the supply of glucoses by virtue of the market share of Brown & Poison Ltd. (now CPC (United Kingdom) Ltd). The Commission found, however, that neither the monopoly conditions themselves nor anything done by Brown and Poison Ltd. as a result of, or for the purpose of preserving the conditions, operated or might be expected to operate against the public interest.
My right hon. Friend accepts the Commission's report.