§ Mr. WatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will ask the Director General of Fair Trading to investigate possible anti-competitive practices by mobile telephone network providers who prevent non-contracted pay-as-you-go consumers from switching networks on their handsets until they have spent a minimum amount on calls. [56584]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThis is a matter for the Director General for Telecommunications. I understand that he intends to investigate this practice in the near future.