HC Deb 03 November 1969 vol 790 c43W
Miss Quennell

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many prosecutions under the Trade Description Act, 1968, have succeeded ; and if he will list the articles involved.

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody

424 cases initiated by local weights and measures authorities were reported by 25th October to have resulted in conviction on one or more counts. Those under Sections 1 and 11 involved the following classes of goods:

Convictions under section Convictions under section
I II
Motor vehicles and accessories 111 2
Food and drink 32 41
Soap and detergents 4 63
Solid and liquid fuels 36 5
Clothing and textiles 24 8
Other goods 54 29