HC Deb 16 April 1973 vol 855 cc8-9W
Mr. Pavitt

asked 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. Howe

While I am concerned that consumers should be protected against exploitation, I have come to the conclusion that the consumers provisions of the Fair Trading Bill could not appropriately be used to control the particular price at which a particular branded item is sold.