HL Deb 03 June 1992 vol 537 c68WA
Lord Williams of Elvel

asked Her Majesty's Government:

By what criteria the Secretary of State makes merger references to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission under the Fair Trading Act 1973.

Baroness Denton of Wakefield

It is the Government's policy that the main, though not exclusive, consideration in determining whether mergers should be referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission should be their potential effect on competition.