§ David BurnsideTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to her answer of 24 May 2004,Official Report, column 1442W, on DVDs/videos, if she will ask the Office of Fair Trading to investigate whether fair pricing competition exists between national supermarket chains and small independent retailers of DVDs and videos. [178670]
§ Mr. Sutcliffe[holding answer 14 June 2004]It is for the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), as the UK's independent competition authority, to decide whether to investigate competition issues. Any information or evidence concerning market failure or anti-competitive practices should be submitted directly to the OFT.