Department of Prices and Consumer Protection

The Department of Prices and Consumer Protection was a short-lived United Kingdom government department created by the incoming Labour government in 1974 when the functions of the Department of Trade and Industry were divided between three new departments (the Department of Trade, the Department of Industry and the Department of Prices and Consumer Protection).^[1] In 1979 the department was abolished by the new Conservative government and its responsibilities were re-integrated into the Department of Trade.^[2]

Secretaries of State for Prices and Consumer Protection

Colour key (for political parties):
  Labour

Secretary of State			Term of Office		Political party	Prime Minister
		Shirley Williams	5 March 1974	10 September 1976	Labour		Harold Wilson
							James Callaghan
		Roy Hattersley	10 September 1976	4 May 1979	Labour

References

1. Morris, David; Reeson, David (March 1979). "The Costs and Benefits of Consumer Advisory Services: The Case of Nottinghamshire". Journal of Consumer Policy. 3 (1): 1 – via HeinOnline.
2. Flickinger, Richard (February 1983). "THE COMPARATIVE POLITICS OF AGENDA SETTING: THE EMERGENCE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION AS A PUBLIC POLICY ISSUE IN BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES". Review of Policy Research. 2 (3): 441. doi:10.1111/j.1541-1338.1983.tb00729.x. ISSN 1541-132X.