§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what steps she has taken to ensure that the price check scheme symbol is only displayed on goods listed in the scheme: and what sanctions she may apply in the case of wrongful or misleading use of the symbol.
§ Mr. MaclennanUnder this voluntary scheme retailers are being recommended by their trade associations to use the symbol to indicate the availability of 797W goods listed within the scheme, and also to mark particular items including any items brought into the scheme by the retailer himself. I do not think that a retailer would risk alienating his customers by using the symbol to make a claim he was unable to fulfil.
§ Mr. Adam Butlerasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what has been the cost of producing and distributing the price check maintenance kit Serial No. 141; and how many of these have been posted since the initiation of the scheme.
§ Mr. MaclennanApproximately 450,000 kits of display material for retailers have been despatched. The cost of production and distribution was given in my reply to the hon. Member for Cirencester and Tewkesbury (Mr. Ridley) on 30th January.—[Vol. 904, c. 389.]