HC Deb 22 November 1973 vol 864 c506W
Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many times so far the Price Commission has substituted modified cost increases or profit margins where it is satisfied that prices of purchases or sales differ from what they would be if the goods or services had been transferred on an arm's length basis; and what was the extent of the substitution in each case.

Sir G. Howe

This is a matter for the Price Commission in that it is a consideration which arises from its day-to-day relations with individual firms.