HC Deb 02 November 1993 vol 231 cc95-6W
Mr. Alex Carlile

To ask the President of the Board of Trade when the Monopolies and Mergers Commission will be reporting on the practice of cabinet exclusivity agreements in relation to ice cream manufacturers and retailers; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Neil Hamilton

[holding answer 1 November 1993]: The Director General of Fair Trading, Sir Bryan Carsberg, referred the supply of impulse buy ice creams to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission on 7 May 1993. The Commission was asked to report to my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade within nine months.

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