§ 10. Mr. Kaufmanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the purchasing power of the £ sterling now, taking it as 100p on 18th June, 1970.
§ Mr. Patrick JenkinNo later information has become available since my right hon. Friend's reply to a similar Question by the hon. Member on 27th April.
§ Mr. KaufmanIs the hon. Gentleman aware that, since that date, the electors have delivered their verdict on the answer? [Interruption.] Is not he aware that the rejection of 81 Conservative candidates out of 99 in the City of Manchester—[HON. MEMBERS: "Order."] —and 2,800 Labour gains in the rest of the country—
§ Mr. SpeakerOrder. Questions of order are for me.
§ Mr. Kaufman—have demonstrated at a stroke what the people think about the lie on which the Conservative Party was elected?
§ Mr. JenkinI am sure that the hon. Gentleman was better employed doing public relations for the right hon. Member for Huyton (Mr. Harold Wilson).