§ Mr. Tim Smithasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection whether he will give a list of those items whose price manufacturers have agreed to hold stable until the end of the year in response to Government pressures.
§ Mr. MaclennanThe Government encourage all firms to hold prices stable, and welcomes public statements from enterprises to this effect. No central record is maintained of such statements except for formal undertakings given to my right hon. Friend under the provisions of the Price Commission Act 1977.