§ Mr. Simsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what account he proposes to take of the implications for the export trade in deciding on a possible reference of the proposed revised Guinness-Distillers merger to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission.
§ Mr. HowardThe Minister of State for Industry and Information Technology will make his decision in the light of advice from the Director General of Fair Trading. The implications for the export trade, together with all other relevant factors, will be taken into account.