§ 22. Mr. Beattieasked the President of the Board of Trade the total number of prosecutions undertaken by price regulation committees and the number in which convictions were secured; and whether he will give the figures for each price regulation committee?
§ Mr. DaltonThe total number of prosecutions undertaken by price regulation committees since they were set up at the end of 1939 to 31st July, 1942, was 352. Convictions were secured in 314 of these cases. As the second part of the Question involves a number of figures, I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate the information in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
| Committee. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. |
| Northern | 12 | 11 |
| North-Eastern | 13 | 9 |
| North Midland | 10 | 10 |
| Eastern | 40 | 33 |
| London | 29 | 23 |
| South Eastern | 9 | 8 |
| Southern | 46 | 39 |
| South Western | 20 | 18 |
| Midland | 23 | 21 |
| North Western | 10 | 9 |
| South Wales | 4 | 4 |
| North Wales | 7 | 7 |
| South and South East Scotland | 22 | 22 |
| South West Scotland | 63 | 59 |
| North Scotland | 13 | 12 |
| North East Scotland | 22 | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 7 |
§ 23. Mr. Beattieasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to a statement made by the chairman of the North Midland Price Regulation Committee regarding the work of price regulation committees throughout the country; and whether this statement represents the view of his Department?
§ Mr. DaltonMy attention has been called to an article which appeared recently in a Sunday newspaper. I greatly appreciate the work that is being done by the North Midland Price Regulation Committee, but all these committees are admirably performing their most useful functions, and it would be invidious for me to single out one more than another for special praise.