§ Mr. MartlewTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has received from the producers of free-range eggs about the excess profit being made by the large supermarket companies from the sale of their eggs.
§ Mr. Redwood[holding answer 10 December 1991]: I understand that concerns about the disparity between producer prices and retail prices have been expressed by a producer of free range eggs. The Office of Fair Trading is looking into this complaint to see whether there is anything that would suggest that the use of the Director General's competition powers would be appropriate.