Written question asked by Earl of Haddington (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 May 1999. It was answered by Lord Simon of Highbury (Labour) on Monday, 24 May 1999.

Simon of Highbury, Lord

Question: What action they have taken, or intend to take, to evaluate and compare the price charged by high street opticians with those charged in other European countries for the identical products for the supply of (a) contact lenses; (b) spectacle lenses; and (c) spectacle frames; whether they propose to ask the Office of Fair Trading to investigate any price fixing or minimum sale pricing operated by United Kingdom suppliers or dispensers; and, if so when. [HL 2453}.

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