§ 83. Mr. W. Fletcherasked the President of the Board of Trade what representations he has received from the retail distributive trade against the cuts made by his Department in the retail prices of utility clothing, footwear and household textiles.
§ Mr. H. WilsonSince my announcement on 28th July of the Government's126W intention to bring about reductions of approximately 5 per cent. in the maximum retail prices of these articles, I have received representations from the Retail Apparel Margins Committee, the Footwear Distributors Joint Council and other retailers' organisations. The views of these bodies, along with those expressed by manufacturers and wholesalers, were taken into account before I decided how the reductions should be spread between manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers.