63. Mr. Wileyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will now state the monthly average retail prices of beef for November, 1955, and for each month until the latest available month.
§ Mr. H. NichollsFor the last four quarters the average prices per lb. of household purchases of beef and veal, as ascertained by The National Food Survey, were as follows:
Pence per lb. 4th quarter, 1955 … … 42.8 1st quarter, 1956 … … 41.7 2nd quarter, 1956 … … 42.5 3rd quarter, 1956 … … 42.1 The figures do not distinguish between home produced and imported, nor do they take acount of variations in the proportions of different types of meat bought at different times.