Was the hon. Gentleman present when the all-party group held an interesting session with senior representatives of the Office of Fair Trading? They gave evidence saying that until about 15 or 20 years ago, competition legislation in this country enabled the Secretary of State to take into account the national interest in the survival of a crucial industry but that, as a result of competition legislation coming from Europe, we were obliged to amend our legislation so as to be compatible with that legislation. Does he think that there is room to lobby in Europe for the restoration of a provision that would allow the Secretary of State to have some influence over these crucial national interests?
Dairy Industry
Proceeding contribution from
Geoffrey Cox
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 22 May 2007.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Dairy Industry.
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