HC Deb 20 January 1942 vol 377 cc253-4W
Major Lyons

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will publish a list showing, respectively, the number of complaints investigated by each regional price regulation committee in the country for October and November, 1941?

Sir A. Duncan

Following is a statement of the number of complaints received by each Price Regulation Committee during October and November last:

Number of complaints received by Local Price Regulation Committees during October and November, 1941.
Region. October, 1941 November, 1941
Northern 20 16
North Eastern 13 26
North Western 28 47
North Midland 154 146
Midland 21 18
Eastern 35 31
London 128 179
South Eastern 17 12
Southern 60 40
South Western 33 47
South Wales 9 19
North Wales 11 3
Northern Ireland 6 22
South West Scotland 38 61
South and South East Scotland. 25 31
North Scotland 7 9
North East Scotland 12 25
Total 617 732

Major Lyons

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the Report of the North Regional Price Regulation Committee on the present profiteering in children's toys; and whether he proposes to take any, and what, steps in the matter?

Sir A. Duncan

No, Sir. I have received no such report, but I assume my hon. and gallant Friend is referring to statements made to the Press by the chairman and secretary of the North Midlands Price Regulation Committee. Toys were made price-regulated goods by an Order which came into operation on the 17th December last, and I understand some cases of alleged over-charging are already being investigated by local price regulation committees.