§ 32. Mr. Jayasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection on what grounds his Department decided not to refer to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission the proposed merger between Tate and Lyle and Manbre and Garton.
§ Mr. HattersleyPrimarily because a unified cane sugar refining industry offers the best prospects of keeping the loss of jobs on rationalisation to a minimum, particularly in areas of high unemployment.