HC Deb 03 July 1973 vol 859 c75W
Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the provisions in the agreement between all the parties involved in the acceptance and publication of a basing point price system which conflicts with the provision of the Restrictive Trade Practices Acts 1956–68.

Mr. Emery

I have no knowledge of any such agreement, but in any case it is for the Registrar and the Restrictive Practices Court to decide whether agreements fall within the scope of the restrictive practices legislation.

Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether, under the basing point pricing system, he will publish a price element to cover seaborne routes between Community ports as an integral part of transport costs from the basing point.

Mr. Emery

This is a matter for the steel industry. In quoting prices for delivery elsewhere in the Community, producers must identify the transport element separately.

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