§ Mr. Gristasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many complaints he has referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission of unfair com-petition by newspapers offered for sale about advertising rates as compared with the rate charged by free newspaper.
§ Mr. TrippierNone. An investigation and, where appropriate, a referral to the Monopolies and Mergers
594W(2) how many people died from asbestosis in the area covered by the Crewe and Nantwich constituency in each of the last 10 years; and how many of these were (i) women, (ii) men, (iii) under 16 years old, (iv) 16 to 35 years old, (v) 36 to 55 years old, (vi) 56 to 65 years old, (vii) over 65 years old, (viii) manual workers and (ix) white collar workers.
§ Mr. GummerFor the 10 years up to 1981, the last year for which final figures are available, the numbers of death certificates mentioning asbestosis—as underlying cause or as a contributory cause—in Great Britain are as follows:
Analyses of the foregoing figures by age, sex and occupational class are not readily available. Mortality statistics published by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys show the following breakdown by age and sex of deaths in England and Wales in the five years 1977 to 1981 whose underlying cause was recorded as asbestosis
Commission of anti-competitive practices under the Competition Act 1980 is a matter for the Director General of Fair Trading, who has published reports on three cases involving newspapers.