HC Deb 18 April 1994 vol 241 c361W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 12 April,Official Report, column 100, what information he has concerning the date on which the European Commission intends to publish the report on information and protection of transactions concerning immovable property purchased by consumers; and what information he has as to why the Commission has not as yet published that report.

Mr. Heseltine

The Commission has no plans to publish the report now or in the future. It commissions many reports, not all of which are published. The Commission has not made public its reasons for not publishing this report.

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 12 April,Official Report, column 100, what response was given by the Office of Fair Trading to the approach made in connection with the report to the European Commission on information and protection of transactions concerning immovable property purchased by consumers.

Mr. Heseltine

This is a matter for the Director General of Fair Trading. I have informed the director general of the question and I understand that he will be writing to the hon. Member.