HC Deb 17 December 2002 vol 396 c737W
Dr. Murrison

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when she expects to receive the Office of Fair Trading review of the Code of Practice on Newspaper Distribution. [86592]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The Office of Fair Trading published its review of the Code of Practice on newspaper distribution on 12 December. Its provisional recommendation, that selling-on should be fully liberalised, is now open to a further period of public consultation until 14 March 2003.