asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will review the law regarding the control of merger situations affecting Wales.

The law on the control of mergers in the United Kingdom as a whole, which naturally includes mergers affecting Wales, is currently under review.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether, in assessing mergers and takeovers by foreign companies, he takes reciprocity of rules into account.

In assessing mergers and merger proposals, my right hon. Friend takes into account all matters which may have a bearing on the public interest in that particular case.