§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection if he will inquire into the existence of price rings in building materials other than ready-mixed concrete.
§ Mr. John FraserThe Director General of Fair Trading is responsible for investigating restrictive trading agreements. He has recently invoked his statutory powers to serve notices on nine companies, requiring them to disclose particulars of unregistered agreements in respect of certain road surfacing materials. If my hon. Friend has information about the existence of price rings in any other building materials perhaps he would send details to the Director General, who will look into them.