§ Dr. TwinnTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he proposes to defer the requirement in the Price Marking Order 1991 for certain products to display unit price from 7 June. [27565]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansMy right hon. Friend the Minister for Consumer Affairs and Small Firms has today laid before Parliament legislation to defer until 7 June 1997 the requirement in the Price Marking Order 1991 for certain consumer products to display their unit price from 7 June 1995.
Trade organisations, consumer groups, and local authority trading standards departments have been consulted about this deferment.