§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether the Office of Fair Trading has acceded to the request of the British Antique Dealers' Association and Society of London Art Dealers to suspend until 30 December its inquiries into the alleged collusion between Sotheby's and Christie's over the introduction in 1975 of the buyers' premium.
§ Mrs. Sally OppenheimThe conduct of investigations under the restrictive trade practices legislation is the450W responsibility of the Director General of Fair Trading and my right hon. Friend is not in a position to comment on the progress of individual inquiries.