asked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection how many companies are currently being investigated by the Price Commission ; and if he will publish their names in the Official Report.

The Price Commission currently has under investigation, in accordance with Sections 4, 5 and 6 of the Price Commission Act 1977, certain prices, or intended price increases, of the following enterprises:

• Barclays Bank Ltd.
• British Railways Board
• Central Electricity Generating Board
• Electricity Council—acting as agent of and on behalf of the area electricity boards in England and Wales
• Fisons Ltd. (Agrochemical Division) Metal Box Ltd.
• South Western Electricity Board—in respect of tariffs for the Isles of Scilly
• Tate and Lyle Refineries Ltd.
• UG Glass Containers Ltd.

The Commission also has under investigation the margins of 14 enterprises or sole traders engaged in the distribution of coal in South-West Wales.