HC Deb 11 December 1968 vol 775 c142W
Mr. Sheldon

asked the President of the Board of Trade how he intends to implement the proposal of the Monopolies Commission that the lamp manufacturers should sell long-life light bulbs to the general public.

Mr. Ellis

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will take steps to ensure that manufacturers of electric light bulbs now produce a long-life electric light bulb.

Mr. Dell

The Commission have not formally recommended that lamp manufacturers should make long-life lamps available to the general public, though they have expressed the hope that one or more of the manufacturers should reexamine the desirability of doing so. This is one of the matters which the Board of Trade will shortly be discussing with the lamp manufacturers.