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Vitamin Tablets (Advertising)

Volume 868: debated on Tuesday 29 January 1974

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asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, in view of such practices as the unsolicited circularisation to 10-year-old children of invitations to obtain a 30-day free supply of vitamin tablets, whether he will take urgent steps designed to end such advertising methods.

I should regard it as deplorable if such circulars were being deliberately distributed to children. I hope the hon. Member will let me have any evidence he has of this.