HC Deb 30 November 1970 vol 807 c260W
83. Mr. Milne

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will recommend the appointment of a Royal Commission to examine the impact of competition on price levels in Great Britain and the effects of take-over bids and mergers on the nation's economy.

Mr. John Davies

No. But as my hon. Friend said in reply to the hon. Member for Norwood (Mr. John Fraser) on 5th November, I am now urgently examining ways of making more effective the machinery for promoting competition.