§ Ms HoeyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will consider setting up an inquiry into the trading and competition practices within professional football.
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansUnder competition legislation, responsibility for considering and, if appropriate, investigating allegations of anti-competitive behaviour lies with the Director General of Fair Trading in the first instance. If the hon. Member has any evidence of business practices within professional football which may merit investigation under competition legislation, she should pass the evidence to him.