HL Deb 11 May 1987 vol 487 c534WA
Lord Jenkins of Putney

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What substance there is in allegations made by Mr. Tiny Rowland in his letter to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry dated 7th April.

Lord Lucas of Chilworth

Her Majesty's Government reject any implication that the Chairman of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission or the Director General of Fair Trading has acted improperly, and continue to have the fullest confidence in their judgment and integrity. The validity of the grounds for the laying-aside on 19th February 1986 of the reference of Guinness's bid for Distillers was upheld subsequently by both the High Court and the Court of Appeal.