§ 77. Mr. de Freitasasked the Minister of Works when he intends to make an order under the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Act, 1948, to make unlawful the agreements or arrangements referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 241 of the Monopolies Commission's Report on the London Building Conference.
§ Mr. BirchAs I stated on 19th October, in reply to the hon. Member for Accrington (Mr. H. Hynd), the representatives of the London Builders' Conference have already agreed to abandon the practices referred to by the Monopolies Commission. Discussions are still proceeding and I am not yet able to add to my previous statement.