HC Deb 01 May 1981 vol 3 cc477-8W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will ask the Director General of Fair Trading to examine the pricing of pipe tobacco in relation to the implementation of increased prices as a result of the Budget and other price fluctuations.

Mrs. Sally Oppenheim

No. Under section 13 of the Competition Act my right hon. Friend can require the Director General to carry out an investigation only if he is satisfied, which in the case of pipe tobacco he is not, that the price in question is one of major public concern.