HC Deb 01 June 1981 vol 5 c231W
23. Mr. Jay

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will discuss the self-regulatory system affecting the securities industry with the chairman of the Take-over Panel, the chairman of the Council for the Securities Industry and the chairman of the Stock Exchange.

Mr. Biffen

My officials are frequently in touch with these organisations, and my predecessors and I have met the chairmen from time to time to discuss matters of mutual interest. I am generally satisfied with the present combination of statutory and non-statutory supervision of companies and the securities markets.