§ Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the proportion of complaints which the Special Prices Unit considers have been entirely justified; and if he will name the companies, organisations or individuals against whom substantiated complaints 290W have been made with the nature of the price increase which they sought to impose.
§ Sir G. HoweLess than 4 per cent. of all complaints received by my prices unit have been justified. In all cases so far where prices have been found to be above the level permitted by the standstill the firms concerned have reduced their prices. I do not propose to list the companies involved.