HC Deb 20 February 1951 vol 484 c1039
3. Commander Noble

asked the Minister of Labour what weight is given in the cost-of-living index to the price of fish.

Mr. Lee

Out of a total weight of 1,000 assigned to all items at the start of the index in June, 1947, approximately 10 was for fish, including canned fish.

Commander Noble

Does that take into account the recent high prices for fish which people have to buy because there is no meat?

Mr. Lee

The Index of Retail Prices, like those indices in other countries, measures the changing cost on a fixed basket of goods and not on one particular item.

Mr. Gerald Williams

Is any weight given to rabbits?

Mr. Osborne

Can the Minister say what quality fish is included in those 10 points?