§ Mr. Gregor Mackenzieasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of changes in the hire purchase regulations affecting the furniture industry, together with the dates and nature of such changes from 1959 to the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. Darling:Hire-purchase regulations were not in force in 1959. They were reintroduced on 29th April, 1960. The information for the period since then is as follows:
Date of change Minimum deposit (per cent. of cash price) Maximum repayment period (months) 29th April, 1960 … 10 24 20th January, 1961 … 10 36 8th February, 1966 … 15 30 21st July, 1966 … 20 24 31st August, 1967 … 15 30