§ Mr. Bishopasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a further statement on his discussions with the brewers on the question of the tied house system.
§ Mr. RidleyI reported the outcome of these discussions in my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Oswestry (Mr. Biffen) on 9th December last. I would draw the hon. Member's attention to the steps taken by the Brewers' Society to meet some of the Monopolies Commission's criticism of the tied house system.—[Vol. 808, c. 131–2.]