§ 34. Mrs. Joyce Butlerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many local authorities have made check tests in the last 12 months in accordance with the Consumer Protection Act, 1961; and if he will require local authorities to make an annual return of test purchases made and the results of such tests at testing stations.
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§ Miss BaconI regret that the information requested in the first part of the Question is not available. As regards the second part, my right hon. Friend has no power to require the submission of such returns. Enforcement by local authorities of Regulations under the Act does not necessarily involve the submission of goods to a testing station.