§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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. PeartMy Department received over 4,000 complaints up to the end of May, though not all of them referred to specific price increases. All the complaints were followed up, unless the justification for the price increase was already known.
§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 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. PeartBetween 20th July, 1966 and 2nd June, 1967 my Department received 206 notifications of proposed price increases by manufacturers. Of these, I have accepted 82 as notified, and a further 70 after modification, as being in accordance with the Government's policy. In addition, six notifications were accepted for implementation after 30th June under the criteria set out in Cmnd. 3235.
There has been no request to retailers to notify proposed prices increases.