26 February 2009

Dear Margo MacDonald

Freedom of Information Case 09/0296

Thank you for your e mail dated 22 February 2009. You request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 all communications, notes of meetings, instructions to the Dept's legal team and reports produced for the Tribunal at which the Merger Action Group appealed against the merger between HBOS and Lloyds TSB.

I will be dealing with your request under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Should you have any queries please contact me, remembering to quote the case number above.

Regards

Paul Bannister

Competition Policy and Mergers

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Margo MacDonald

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