§ Mrs. Joyce Butlerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the consumer protection bodies he consults when he is seeking the opinion of consumers on matters covered by his Department.
§ Mr. PriorWhich consumer organisations we consult depends on the subject under consideration. The following organisations have been consulted by my Department in the recent past:
- Consumers' Association.
- British Standard Institution (Women's Advisory Committee).
- European Union of Women (British Section).
- Good Housekeeping Institute.
- Housewife's Trust.
- National Council of Women.
- National Federation of Consumer Groups.
- National Federation of Women's Institutes.
- National Union of Townswomen's Guilds.
- Scottish Women's Rural Institutes.
- Women's Group on Public Welfare.
- Women's National Commission.
We also receive advice on consumer matters from the consumers' committees set up under the Agricultural Marketing Act.