§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what consideration his Department has given to the report by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission on the supply in the United Kingdom of wheat flour and of bread made from wheat flour.
§ Mr. John FraserAs I told the House on 14th July in reply to a Question from my hon. Friend the Member for Kings-wood (Mr. Walker)—[Vol. 935, c.261–3], the Monopolies and Mergers Commission concluded that neither the monopoly conditions which existed in the supply of flour nor any things done as a result of,
478Won the United Kingdom's membership of the EEC; and what has been the total cost of all these journeys in 1976 and 1977 so far, respectively.
§ Mr. MaclennanFigures for the number of journeys are not readily available and could not be provided except at a disproportionate cost. The following figures for costs, however, illustrate the general pattern.
or to preserve, those conditions operated or might be expected to operate against the public interest. The Commission also concluded that monopoly conditions did not exist in the supply of bread. In the absence of any finding of adverse effect on the public interest there were no grounds for action by my right hon. Friend.