He's concerned that foreign manufacturers are using the brand "England" to misleadconsumers, and wants the trading standards authorities to investigate.
In February he sent letters to 12 economists and consultants ordering them to reveal their methodology, on the grounds that erroneous figures could misleadconsumers.
Retailers add their own enormous mark-ups to Fairtrade products and misleadconsumers into thinking that all of the premium they are paying is passed on.