§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps have been taken to monitor the implementation and impact of the car pricing order; if a progress report will be published; and if she will make a statement. [75137]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonResponsibility for monitoring the car pricing order and investigating allegations of anti-competitive behaviour lies with the Director General of Fair Trading.
His office is keeping the order under review.
The order is one of several factors influencing car prices. These include a renegotiated block exemption from EU competition rules for vehicle supply and servicing introduced on 1 October 2002.