34. Mr. B. Harrisonasked the President of the Board of Trade how many restrictive trading agreements have been dissolved before being called before the Restrictive Trade Practices Court.
§ Sir D. EcclesTwo hundred and five registered agreements have either been abandoned or all registrable restrictions have been removed from them. The Registrar has been informed that similar steps are being taken in respect of another 150.
Mr. HarrisonDoes my right hon. Friend think that that is a reasonable figure? It seems a lot. Is he satisfied with that number as a result of the Court being set up?
§ Sir D. EcclesIt is a good start. It amounts to about one-sixth of the agreements on the register. If we can go on like that, it will not be bad.
§ Sir L. Ungoed-ThomasHow many of those agreements have been replaced by other restrictive agreements which are not caught by the Act?
§ Sir D. EcclesI have no information that any have.