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Written question asked by Lord Swire (Conservative) on Tuesday, 31 October 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 November 2006. It was answered by Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 November 2006 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.


Ofcom

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) how many decisions by the Office of Communications were appealed to the Competition Appeals Tribunal in (a) 2003, (b) 2004, (c) 2005 and (d) 2006 to date;
Answer

The matter raised is the responsibility of the Regulator, the Office of Communications (Ofco) which is accountable to Parliament rather than Ministers. Accordingly, I have asked the Chief Executive of Ofcom to reply directly to the hon. Member. Copies of the Chief Executive’s letter will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
99461; 451 c1600W;451 c1601W
Session
2005-06
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP 06/2152
Friday, 24 November 2006
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects
Ofcom
Link
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