§ 30. Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what effect on food prices she estimates shoplifting has at food supermarkets.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsThere is no reliable evidence on this subject. The report of the Working Party on Internal 11W Shop Security published in October 1973 found that retailers admitted to losses ranging from nil to 6 per cent. of turnover. But many had no accurate knowledge of their own losses from this cause.