Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Trade – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 27 October 1980.
Mrs Sally Oppenheim
, Gloucester
12:00,
27 October 1980
In considering any consumer protection legislation, one must balance very carefully the benefits to consumers and the cost to industry and make sure that any new regulations that one introduces do not result in the costs outweighing the benefits to the consumer.