HC Deb 23 October 2000 vol 355 cc10-1W
Mr. Hesford

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps the Government have taken to regulate the price of cars in response to the report of the Competition Commission. [133806]

Dr. Howells

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry made an Order under the Fair Trading Act 1973 on 1 August to implement the recommendations in the Competition Commission report on the supply of new cars. The Order came into effect on 1 September. It contains a number of provisions, including a requirement that suppliers must offer dealers who purchase volumes of cars outright equivalent discounts to those offered to fleet customers who purchase similar volumes.