§ 1. Mr. Whiteheadasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection how many complaints about food hoarding have been received by her Department since 11th October 1974.
§ Mr. MaclennanI have received around 140 letters about shortages, particularly of sugar, many of which have referred to hoarding. In reply I have always drawn attention to the undesirability of this pratice, and a number of consumer and trade organisations have recently expressed similar views.