HC Deb 21 April 1989 vol 151 c310W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement setting out the reasons why he did not previously refer the House of Fraser report to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission.

Mr. Newton

[holding answer 10 April 1989]: As my right hon. and noble Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has indicated in another place, in his view there are no public interest grounds for such a reference.

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