§ Miss Emma NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) if he will set out the terms of reference of the telecommunications review due to start later in the current year;
(2) what plans he has to extend the present duopoly in the provision of basic telephone services.
§ Mr. ForthThe Government will review the present duopoly in the provision of telecommunications over fixed links starting in November of this year. The terms of reference of the review have yet to be decided. I do not at present have any plans to extend the current duopoly.