§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether the Director General of Fair Trading has examined the prices of coffee in retail shops following the fall in coffee prices on the international market.
§ Mrs. Sally OppenheimNo. While the Director General keeps industrial and commercial activities under general review, he examines particular prices only if the Secretary of State directs him, under section 13 of the Competition Act 1980, to investigate a price of major public concern.