Net Book Agreement (Hansard, 22 November 1994)

HC Deb 22 November 1994 vol 250 c75W 75W

§ Sir Thomas Arnold
To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement about the net book agreement.

§ Mr. Jonathan Evans
The net book agreement is a voluntary agreement between publishers. It was considered by the restrictive practices court in 1962. The court declared that the restrictions in it were not contrary to the public interest and the agreement was permitted to continue. The Director General of Fair Trading announced in August that he would be asking the court to consider the agreement again.