§ 81. Mr. F. Noel-Bakerasked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he proposes to take to protect the public against misleading statements by the manufacturers of a well-known patent medicine, details of which have been forwarded to him by the Advertising Inquiry Committee.
§ Mr. J. RodgersMy right hon. Friend is informed by my right hon. and learned Friend the Minister of Health that he sees no ground for action under the legislation for which he is responsible. My right hon. Friend has examined the possibility of action under the Merchandise Marks Acts, but is advised that the information available to him does not disclose any ground on which proceedings under those Acts could be contemplated. If, however, the hon. Member possesses evidence which in his view would support such action, my right hon. Friend will be glad to examine it.