§ Mr. PickthallTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what discussions he has had with local authority organisations about the establishment of a system of advance notification and appropriate trader identification and record keeping for one-day sales or mock auctions. [9727]
Mr. John M. TaylorMy officials have periodically discussed the issues raised by particular one-day sales with trading standards officers. My officials will shortly meet the local authorities co-ordinating body on food and trading standards and other representatives of the trading standards service to review the situation. Mock auctions were made illegal by the Mock Auctions Act 1961.