No, I absolutely do not, because I do not want unnecessary regulation. My hon. Friend's point of view is that the voluntary scheme has not worked, but his colleagues have not expressed that view. Even if it has not worked, however, I reiterate the point that if such information is so important to customers, they will presumably give their trade only to premises that already display it. If they do not like the fact that it is not displayed, they do not have to go to such places; they can go somewhere else. That is how the free market operates, and it is the free market that I believe in. I am sorry that my hon. Friend has such little faith in the free market and the principles upon which it works.
London Local Authorities Bill [Lords] (By Order)
Proceeding contribution from
Philip Davies
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 13 October 2010.
It occurred during Debate on bills on London Local Authorities Bill [Lords] (By Order).
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