§ Lord Gallacherasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many monopoly references and how many other merger references have been made to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission under relevant provisions of the Fair Trading Act 1973 for each of the years 1980 to 1984 and in 1985 to date; and
How many anti-competitive practices references and how many competition references have been made to date to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission under relevant sections of the Competition Act 1980.
§ Lord Lucas of ChilworthThe information requested is as follows:
References to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission 1980/85 Fair Trading Act 1973 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 to 12/12 Monopoly references 2 2 1 2 4 1 Merger references 5 8 9 8 5 5 Newspaper merger references 1 3 1 — — 2 Competition Act 1980 Anti-competitive practices — 2 1 — 1 1 Section 11 3 1 5 3 3 5