§ Mr. Atkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection if she will set up a study centre for the purpose of training specialist cost analysts with the object of achieving effective cost-regulated planning agreements involving wage negotiators, price fixers and contract estimators and to enable the Prices Board to investigate at any given point in industry and commerce both competitive and non-competitive pricing policies; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. MaclennanPlanning agreements are not the responsibility of my Department. The Monopolies Commission, rather than the Prices Board, has the main responsibility for competition policy.