§ 30. Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will intoduce legislation to define "small", "medium", "large", "giant", "family" and "king" as used on packets by detergent manufacturers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyFurther legislation is not necessary as these packets are already required to be marked with their weight.
§ Mr. Carter-JonesI thank my hon. Friend for giving me information which I already knew. Would she realise that this "Alice in Wonderland" language is quite absurd? New heights have been reached in the past three weeks or so. "Half a pound for free" is not for free. Does the Board of Trade propose to allow this situation to continue?
§ Mrs. DunwoodyNobody sympathises more than I do with the housewife in trying to sort out the various detergents. I am sure that my hon. Friend would like to know that the whole question of packaging in specified weights is still under discussion.