§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection if he will refuse to sanction any increase in the price of petrol before receiving the report of the Monopolies and Merger Commission, which is carrying out an inquiry into a wide range of matters connected with the wholesale supply of petrol.
§ Mr. MaclennanIncreases in the wholesale price of petrol are subject to the provisions of the Price Code. My right hon. Friend has no power to intervene.