§ Vernon CoakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent discussions she has had with the National Federation of Newsagents; and if she will make a statement. [82104]
§ Miss Melanie Johnson[holding answer 21 November 2002]My right hon. Friend and I have not had any recent discussions with the National Federation of Retail Newsagents.
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is currently reviewing the 1994 Code of Practice on the supply of national newspapers, introduced following the 1993 monopoly report on newspaper distribution in England and Wales, and is expected to report by the end of the year.