§ Mr. Lewisasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he is aware that butter has reached the price of 4s. 6d. lb., that the cheaper type of butter has risen from 3s. 2d. to 3s. 10d. lb., eggs have now risen to 5s. 9d. and 6s. 3d. a dozen, and potatoes have risen to 3½d. lb.; and whether, as these continued price increases are making it difficult for the lower income group to purchase these articles, he will now re-introduce price control.
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Mr. AmoryI would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Coatbridge and Airdrie (Mrs. Mann) today. I am satisfied that Government intervention in the form of price control would neither be justified nor helpful.