§ Q17. Mr. Skinnerasked the Prime Minister what assurances he received on the question of price restraint from the Confederation of British Industry during his meeting on 16th March; and if he will make a statement.
§ The Prime MinisterThe C.B.I.'s voluntary price restraint scheme still has more than four months to run. It has told me that it is considering whether and in what form the scheme can be extended after July.
§ Q26. Mr. Dalyellasked the Prime Minister what action he has taken to promote Her Majesty's Government's policy of a no-holds-barred fight against rising prices.
§ The Prime MinisterThat I described in the answer I gave to a supplementary question from the hon. Member on 14th March, together with the cuts in purchase tax and other measures announced in the Budget Statement.—[Vol. 833, c. 294–5.]