§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection if he will introduce a general code of practice for guarantees as suggested by Mr. Gordon Borrie, the Director General of Fair Trading, in a consultative paper based on experience of the inadequacy and unfairness of present practices.
§ Mr. John FraserNo. This is a matter for the Director General of Fair Trading, who has a duty to encourage codes of practice under Section 124 of the Fair Trading Act 1973. The Director General will clearly wish to examine the comments he receives on his consultative paper before deciding on further action.