Clause 65 - Newspaper mergers
Enterprise Bill
7:00 pm
Miss Melanie Johnson (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry; Welwyn Hatfield, Labour)
As I said, we believe that the proposals in the draft communications Bill will be seen as significantly deregulatory, but I cannot provide any more details prior to publication to help hon. Members in their wider interest in the subject. The competition focus of the Bill is important and an announcement on newspapers will be made in the near future.
Amendment agreed to.
Amendment made: No. 265, in page 46, line 17, leave out
'Fair Trading Act 1973 (c.41)'
and insert
'Act of 1973'. [Miss Melanie Johnson.]
Clause 65, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Further consideration adjourned. [Mr. Pearson.]
Adjourned accordingly at two minutes past Seven o'clock till Wednesday 1 May at half-past Ten o'clock.