§ Miss Quennellasked the President of the Board of Trade how many prosecutions under the Trade Description Act, 1968, have succeeded ; and if he will list the articles involved.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody424 cases initiated by local weights and measures authorities were reported by 25th October to have resulted in conviction on one or more counts. Those under Sections 1 and 11 involved the following classes of goods:
Convictions under section Convictions under section I II Motor vehicles and accessories 111 2 Food and drink 32 41 Soap and detergents 4 63 Solid and liquid fuels 36 5 Clothing and textiles 24 8 Other goods 54 29