§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on progress towards implementing the Government's manifesto commitments in respect of competition policy. [6511]
Mr. John M. TaylorThe Government are committed to the reform of competition law. In March of this year, my Department published a consultation document on the approach to reform, and in August we published a draft Competition Bill. We intend to introduce the Bill when parliamentary time allows.