§ Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will take steps to ensure that there will be full consumer choice for oil and other products sold in the forecourts of garages in the interests of free competition and consumer protection.
§ Mr. RidleyThe variety of lubricating oils and other non-petrol products on sale in the forecourts of garages is a matter for the individual retailer. The undertakings not to restrict this freedom, which the petrol companies gave following the Monopolies Commission report on petrol, remain in force.