§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection if she will refer the decision of the trade unions involved to stop the "Mary Poppins" from operating a cross-Channel ferry service between Southampton and St. Malo to the Monopolies Commission under Section 79 of the Fair Trading Act 1973, as a restrictive labour practice.
Mr. Alan WilliamsNo. The dispute did not constitute a restrictive labour practice within the meaning of Section 79 of the Act.