§ 18. Sir G. Manderasked the President of the Board of Trade what action the Government propose to take to carry out Section 54 of the White Paper on Employment, involving obtaining power, to obtain information as to the extent and effect of restrictive agreements and of the activities of combines; and to take appropriate action to check practices which may bring advantages to sectional-producing interests but detrimental to the country as a whole.
§ Mr. DaltonI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Penryn and Falmouth (Mr. Petherick) on 27th March.
§ Sir G. ManderDoes my right hon. Friend realise that this is urgent; and will he undertake to introduce legislation at any rate some time before the end of this Session and the beginning of next?
§ Mr. DaltonThat is a matter on which anybody's guess is as good as any other.
§ Mr. StephenWill the right hon. Gentleman consult with the Minister of Labour and the Minister of Information on this?
§ Mr. DaltonCertainly with the former.