HC Deb 12 April 1954 vol 526 cc788-9
34. Lieut.-Colonel Lipton

asked the Minister of Food whether he will publish a list of price changes in basic subsidised foods authorised from October, 1951, to date.

The Minister of Food (Major Lloyd George)

I will circulate a list in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Lieut.-Colonel Lipton

Can the right hon. and gallant Gentleman say, very briefly, whether the price changes from October, 1951, to the present date are better than or worse than the price changes from 1945–51, which he has already circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT?

LIST OF PRICE CHANGES IN BASIC SUBSIDISED FOODS AUTHORISED BETWEEN 1ST OCTOBER, 1951 AND 1ST APRIL, 1954
Commodity Unit Increase Decrease
Date Amount Date Amount Net Increase
d. d. s. d.
Bread 1¾b. loaf 16 Mar., 1952 1 ½ — — 1 ½
Flour (plain) 3 lb. 16 Dec., 1951 1 — — 7 ¾
16 Mar., 1952 3 ¾
5 Apr., 1953 3
Meat (carcase) 1 lb. 15 June, 1952 4 — — 4
Bacon 1 lb. 30 Dec., 1951 10 16 Aug., 1953 4¼ 1 1 ½
5 Oct., 1952 7 ¾
Butter 1 lb. 5 Oct., 1952 6 — — 1 2
6 Sept., 1953 4
21 Feb., 1954 4
Margarine 1 lb. 5 Oct., 1952 2 — — 4
6 Sept., 1953 2
Cooking fat and lard. 1 lb. 5 Oct., 1952 2 — — 4
6 Sept., 1953 2
Sugar 1 lb. 5 Oct., 1952 1 — — 1 ½
6 Sept., 1953 ½
Milk (liquid) 1 pint 1 Dec., 1951 ½ 1 May, 1953 ½ 1
1 July, 1952 ½ 1 Nov., 1953 ½
1 July, 1953 ½
1 Aug., 1953 ½
Cheese 1 lb. 30 Dec., 1951 10 — — 1 2
5 Oct., 1952 2
21 Feb., 1954 2
Tea 1 lb. 15 June, 1952 10 — — 10
Ware potatoes 7 lb. 1 Aug., 1952 ¾ — — ¾