Consumer White Paper

HC Deb 01 November 1999 vol 337 c23W

Mr. Gibb

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his answer of 27 July 1999,Official Report, column 315, if The Times industrial correspondent was briefed prior to the general press briefing at 12 noon on 22 July 1999. [94302]

Dr. Howells

Neither I nor my colleagues spoke toThe Times industrial correspondent prior to the general press briefing on 22 July.