§ Mr. James Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection if she will now make a statement on her reference to the Price Commission of prices and margins in the distribution of fish.
§ Mr. MaclennanMy right hon. Friend has sent the following reference to the Price Commission today:
The Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection, pursuant to paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Counter-Inflation Act 1973, hereby refers to the Price Commission for examination and report the prices and margins in the distribution—including preparation for sale—of fish and the extent of changes in these prices and margins. In this reference "fish" means any food for human consumption produced in the course of fishing which has not been incorporated in any processed product and to which no process has been applied except cleaning, sterilising, breaking down of bulk supplies, packaging, chilling, freezing, curing cutting up or filleting.