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Mock Auctions (Wales)

Volume 949: debated on Tuesday 9 May 1978

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asked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection if steps are being taken to tighten control, under the Mock Auctions Act, of fraudulent mock auctions at holiday resorts in Wales.

Enforcement of the Act is a matter for the police. If the hon. Member has evidence that any abuses are escaping the controls in the Act and other legislation I should, of course, be willing to consider it.