HC Deb 01 November 1949 vol 469 cc27-8W
85. Mr. Bramall

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will refer to the Monopolies Commission the activities of the Yarn Spinners' Association in fixing minimum prices since the removal of price control by his Department.

Mr. J. Edwards

The Yarn Spinners' Association price arrangements appear to be of a kind to which the provisions of the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices (Enquiry and Control) Act, 1948, may apply. We have not received any request that the goods covered by these arrangements should be referred to the Monopolies Commission. The Commission are fully occupied for the time being on the cases already referred to them, and I cannot anticipate the choice of subjects for future references.

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