§ Mr. McKinlayasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is aware that wholesale grocers in Scotland impose conditional sales on retailers of points goods; that retailers are compelled to take goods they cannot sell, and are being prosecuted for imposing the same condition of sale on consumers; and will he take steps to protect the retailers and consumers alike?
§ Mr. MabaneIt is illegal for any trader in connection with the sale of any article of food to impose, or attempt to impose, any condition relating to the purchase of any other article. The position has been made clear to all wholesalers, who have also been informed that it is open to a retailer to refuse such part of the goods offered to him as he does not want. I am not aware that wholesalers in Scotland are breaking the law in this respect, and I have not been able to trace any complaints of this character. If, however, my hon. Friend will furnish me with the information upon which he based his Question, I will have it examined.