HC Deb 01 April 1981 vol 2 c93W
Mr. Foulkes

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list the bodies, statutory and otherwise, for which he is responsible, which sell a good or service, or whose activities have a direct bearing on the prices charged for goods and services, or which have any responsibility for monitoring any prices.

Mr. Biffen

The principal relevant bodies for which I am responsible are:

  • British Airports Authority
  • British Airways Board
  • British Film Fund Agency
  • British Hallmarking Council
  • British Overseas Trade Board British Tourist Authority
  • Civil Aviation Authority
  • English Tourist Board
  • General Lighthouse Authorities:
    • Trinity House
    • Northern Lighthouse Board
    • Commissioners of Irish Lights
  • Monopolies and Mergers Commission
  • National Film Finance Corporation
  • Office of Fair Trading
  • Pilotage Commission
  • Consumer Consultative Bodies:
    • National Consumer Council
    • Nationalised Industries Consumers' Councils (43)