§ Q19. Dr. Edmund Marshallasked the Prime Minister whether he will recommend the setting up of a Royal Commission to investigate the effects of advertising on the life of the nation.
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§ The Prime MinisterI have at present no plans to do so. However, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection has already expressed publicly the Government's concern about some effects of advertising and, in conjunction with the Director General of Fair Trading, is considering proposals for improving the control of advertising.