§ Mr. Teddy TaylorTo ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to her reply of 13 June to the hon. Member for Southend, East, what information she has received concerning the proposed EC regulation on the control of concentrations and, in particular, to articles 12(1)(b), 12(1)(c) and article 13 thereof; and whether she will take steps to improve the arrangements by which she is informed of legislative proposals being submitted by the Commission.
§ The Prime MinisterI am grateful to my hon. Friend for clarifying his earlier question of 13 June. I am of course aware of the proposed regulation on the control of concentrations between undertakings which was the subject of a Commons debate on 17 May at columns 427–28 and is expected to be considered at next month's meeting of the Internal Market Council.