§ Mr. Doddsasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) in view of the fact that Mr. Clive Bowman-Shaw, Chairman of the Universal Health Studios, made a recent visit to his Department to 313W discuss the affairs of his company, if he will give details of when this took place, the nature of the discussions, and the conclusions reached;
(2) when he received from Mr. Clive Bowman-Shaw, Chairman of the Universal Health Studios Limited, copies of contracts and the Standard Sales Procedure and any other related documents; what consideration he has given to them; and with what result.
§ Mr. DarlingMr. Bowman-Shaw visited the Board of Trade at his own request on 10th December. He showed officials copies of the company's current contract form and press advertisements, and subsequently sent copies of a booklet containing instructions on the company's standard sales procedure and other documents. Officials told him that the Board of Trade dislike high pressure salesmanship which may not be in the best interests of consumers. The Board have written to Mr. Bowman-Shaw saying that the fact that they have not commented on any of the documents should in no way be regarded as implying approval.