British Telecom

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:31 pm on 3 December 1984.

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Photo of Mr Geoffrey Pattie Mr Geoffrey Pattie , Chertsey and Walton 3:31, 3 December 1984

It is not a matter of being surprised. As the hon. Gentleman will know, if one makes a price, as we did on 15 November, we have to do so in the expectation of what might obtain in the intervening two and a half weeks. It is interesting to note that at that time commentators said that they thought that it was a fair price and that it was at the upper end of the expected range.