§ 23. Mr. Jayasked the President of the Board of Trade if he proposes to request the Monopolies Commission to inquire whether monopoly conditions exist in the manufacture of bicycles and allied products.
§ Mr. MaudlingNew references to the Commission are still under consideration and no decision has yet been taken.
§ Mr. JayIs the President of the Board of Trade aware that the chairman of Tube Investments Limited, which has been mainly responsible for the centralisation of bicycle production, has been invited by the Government to advise on the decentralisation of the railways, and does he think that this is a happy choice?
§ Mr. MaudlingI do not quite see how that arises out of the Question. The flexibility of private enterprise is, to my mind, one of the assets of this country.
Mr. H. WilsonIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that this flexibility has been shown by Raleigh Industries bringing out a new model, a super lightweight sports model, which is about to be launched on the market under the title of Blue Streak?
§ Mr. Maudling rose—
§ Mr. SpeakerOrder. There is some point where it is necessary to resume order.