Written question asked by Lord Flight (Conservative) on Friday, 1 February 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 8 February 2002. It was answered by Andrew Smith (Labour) on Friday, 8 February 2002 on behalf of the Treasury.

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Treasury

Question

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures he will consider using to ensure that abolishing polarisation does not lead to a strengthening of the position in the marketplace of larger tied distributors of financial products such that there are adverse consequences for competiton; what measures he will consider using to ensure that the abolition of polarisation did not result in major tied distributors operating commission-bias in the provision of packaged products.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

379 c1209W;379 c1203W; 33952;33959

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Competition Financial services

Link

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