§ 11. Mr. Darlingasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will undertake a comprehensive inquiry into the interest 24W rates of hire-purchase agreements, and the extent to which the provisions of hire-purchase Acts and regulations are observed in retail advertising and in customers' agreements.
§ Mr. N. MacphersonThe Board of Trade keeps a constant watch on the work of the various Acts and regulations affecting hire purchase, and my right hon. Friend sees no need for a specal inquiry.
Mrs. Slaterasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the case of Miss E. Holdcroft, of Stoke-on-Trent, the buyer of a knitting machine on hire purchase, about which the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, North, has written to him.
§ Mr. N. MacphersonMy right hon. Friend is advised that this is a civil matter about which Miss Holdcroft may wish to consult a solicitor.