§ Mr. Morganasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection whether, in the light of the Government's counter-inflation guidelines, he will refer to the Price Commission for investigation the increase in the rental of individual agricultural water meters by the Welsh water board.
§ Mr. MaclennanSuch increases must be notified automatically to the Price Commission for scrutiny, and it is for the Price Commission to select increases for
Prosecutions Notices Year Informations laid Convictions Total fines Improvement Prohibition 1971 … … … 1 1 — — — 1972 … … … 44 40 — — — 1973 … … … 19 15 — — — 1974 … … … 45 39 — — — 1975 … … … 32 22 £,1745 12 28 1976 … … … 35 23 £,1575 15 56 1977 … … … 90 84 £16,415* 10 26 1978 … … … 30 29 £3,180 Not yet available (incomplete) (incomplete) (incomplete) * The 1977 figures include a group of 8 cases arising out of one contract where fines totaling £8,250 were imposed.