§ Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Supply what action was taken by his Department to bring the schedules to the Iron and Steel Prices Order, 1951, to the notice of persons likely to be affected by the Order.
§ Mr. SandysCopies of deposited schedules to the Iron and Steel Prices Order, 1951, were available for inspection at the offices of the Ministry of Supply, the Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain and the British Iron and Steel Federation in London and in the offices of the Ministry of Supply in Newcastle, Sheffield, Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow and at the Ministry of Commerce in Belfast. Other steps taken to bring the schedules to the130W notice of persons likely to be affected by them included the issue of notices to the Press, the publication of price lists in trade journals and the issue of copies of the full schedules to trade associations and of many thousands of copies of abbreviated schedules to both buyers and sellers of steel.
§ Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Supply how many prosecutions for contraventions of the Iron and Steel Prices Order, 1951, were initiated by his Department up to 1st May, 1953; and in how many cases convictions were secured.
§ Mr. SandysProsecutions have been initiated against 111 persons. There have been 77 convictions and 13 persons were acquitted. Twenty-one cases have still to be heard.