§ 28. Mr. Goldingasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many complaints he has received of unjustifiable price increases since the beginning of phase 1.
§ Mr. EmeryFrom the beginning of stage 1 my Department received some 13,900 complaints about price increases, which were claimed to be unjustified. The great majority of them proved to be unfounded in terms of the standstill provisions.