§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection whether he will take steps to set up a general inquiry to ascertain how and why, in view of the regular reports of the falling world prices of commodities, fall of prices at factories, workshops and wholesalers, the retail price of almost every commodity and service is rising; 340W and what action he proposes to take to change this situation.
§ Mr. MaclennanNo. I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Yardley (Mr. Tierney) on 5th December 1977.—[Vol. 940, c.514.]