§ Mr. Gwilym Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what plans she has for extending price controls, particularly to public sector prices; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. MaclennanI am maintaining strict enforcement of the present price controls, which ensure that a lower rate of increase in pay is reflected in a lower rate of price increase. The Government are also discussing with industry and the retail trade the selective price restraint scheme described in paragraph 33 of the White Paper "The Attack on Inflation" (Cmnd. 6151) with a view to introducing it early in the new year, if the necessary conditions have been fulfilled.