§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if, as soon as practicable, he will ask the Director General of Fair Trading to take action under Clauses 3 and 17 of the Fair Trading Bill on the divergent prices of the same medical product, information about which he has previously received from the hon. Member for Willesden, West.
§ Sir G. HoweWhile I am concerned that consumers should be protected against exploitation, I have come to the conclusion that the consumers provisions 9W of the Fair Trading Bill could not appropriately be used to control the particular price at which a particular branded item is sold.