§ Mr. Pendryasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the investigation by the Office of Fair Trading into the relationship between 45W the British Broadcasting Corporation and Independent Television companies in their dealings with the Football League over the televising of association football and its implications for compliance with competition legislation.
§ Mr. HowardThe Office of Fair Trading are in touch with the British Broadcasting Corporation and the negotiators for the Independent Television companies as to whether there is any agreement between them concerning negotiations with the football authorities over the televising of association football which might be registrable under the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976.