§ Mr. Wheelerasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will state the percentage of successful prosecutions under the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 which dealt with small companies defined as having less than 200 employees; and if he will state the average length of time between the first serving of a notice under the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1976 and the handing down of a judgment by the court.
§ Mr. ButcherNo information is available about the size of companies party to proceedings before the Restrictive Practices Court.
The average time between reference to the court and the court's judgment is 1 year 5 months.