§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection whether she has received a further monthly report from the Price Commission on distributors' margins in the potato trade; and whether she will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsI have received the Price Commission's fourth report and arranged for copies to be placed in the Library. It finds that percentage margins of secondary wholesalers and retailers did not rise overall during May, while cash margins tended to fall back in line with the reduction in potato prices during the344W month. Detailed information about producer prices of imported potatoes is not available, but a reduction in the ex-quay price of Cyprus potatoes was reflected quickly in wholesale and retail prices.