HC Deb 05 November 1997 vol 300 c243W
Mr. Redwood

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what plans she has to request a further inquiry into the photocopier industry by the Director General of Fair Trading. [13041]

Mr. Nigel Griffiths

[holding answer 29 October 1997]: As I informed the right hon. Member in my letter of 6 October My Department has received complaints about current business practices in the industry. These are being passed to the Director General of Fair Trading who will take any decision on whether these complaints relate to general practices in the industry which might require him to reopen his investigation into the photocopying industry, or are against particular consumer credit licence holders and can be addressed under his licensing powers.