§ Miss Fookesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is taking to ensure that the interests of British consumers are considered in relation to proposals by the European Commission for Community directives and regulations.
§ Sir G. HoweMy Department has the general responsibility for seeing that British consumers' interests are taken fully into account. To assist in this, a contract with Consumers' Association is being negotiated on a consultancy basis, to enable the association to study proposals for EEC secondary legislation which may affect consumers and to provide the Department with advice based on that research.