§ Q12. Mr. Wyn Robertsasked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on his official meeting with the retailers' representatives on 3rd January.
§ The Prime MinisterI was very glad to be able to discuss with the retailers' representatives options for dealing with retail prices in the second stage of our programme for controlling inflation. We had a very useful and constructive exchange of views.
§ Q14. Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on his latest talks with the Confederation of British Industry and the Trades Union Congress.
§ The Prime MinisterI refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave on 23rd January in reply to a Question from the hon. Member for Bolsover (Mr. Skinner) and to my speech in the debate on 24th January on the White Paper "The Programme for Controlling Inflation: The Second Stage" (Cmnd. 5205).—[Vol. 849. c. 217–20.]