HC Deb 20 November 1997 vol 301 c284W
32. Miss Melanie Johnson

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what measures her Department is taking to promote competition.[15424]

Mr. Battle

This Government's commitment to competition is demonstrated by the introduction of the Competition Bill, a long overdue reform of competition law. The new Competition Bill will introduce two prohibitions which will prove a highly effective deterrent against cartels and abuses of dominance.