§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what action she will take to protect consumers from the practice of chain stores in taking them away from checkout desks, as if they were shoplifters, in order to check the efficiency of sales staff concerned.
§ Mr. John FraserNone. Apart from an incident reported in the Press last November I know of no other case where a store has been said to have acted in this way. If, of course, my hon. Friend has any evidence that this is in fact a common occurrence the matter could be considered further.