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Mr. Sillars
asked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what is her estimate of the effect on the general level of prices of household goods and manufactured foods of reintroducing retail price maintenance.
Mr. Maclennan
The reintroduction of resale price maintenance would result in many consumers having to pay more for a wide variety of goods and would cause a significant rise in the general level of prices.