HC Deb 24 February 1916 vol 80 c802
17. Sir J. WALTON

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will resume the weekly publication of the maximum prices that should be paid by the consumers in this country for the necessaries of life for their guidance?

Mr. RUNCIMAN

I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply which I gave on 14th October last to a similar question addressed to me by the hon. Member for Mid-Lanark. The periodical issue of statements comparing the wholesale prices of leading commodities with those prevailing before the War, which was at that time in contemplation, has since been carried out.