§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyonasked the President of the Board of Trade how many complaints from members of the public or Members of Parliament have been received by his Department since 20th July, 1966, about specific increases in prices; and in how many cases he took action to reduce prices.
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§ Mr. JayMy Department has received 5,150 complaints about price increases since 20th July, 1966. Action has been taken to inquire into all these complaints, except where the price increase was already known to be justifiable from information available in the Department.
§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyonasked the President of the Board of Trade how many applications to increase prices have been made to his Department by manufacturers or retailers since 20th July, 1966; and in how many cases the requested increase was approved.
§ Mr. JayFive hundred and twenty-five notifications of proposed price increases have been received and 350 of these have been found acceptable within the criteria of the relevant White Papers on prices and incomes policy.