§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Minister of Labour if he will publish at the appropriate time a table of comparative changes in the cost of living during the last quarter of 1964 and the first quarter of 1965.
§ Mr. Thorntonpursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 26th January, 1965; Vol. 705, c. 154] supplied the following information:
The percentage changes between the last quarter of 1964 and the first quarter of 1965 in the Index of Retail Prices as a whole and in its component groups are as follows:
per cent. All items … + 0.9 Food … + 1.0 Alcoholic drink … + 1.2 Tobacco … Nil Housing … + 0.4 Fuel and light … + 3.4 Durable household goods … + 1.2 Clothing and footwear … + 0.6 Transport and vehicles … + 0.7 Miscellaneous goods … + 1.2 Services … + 0.5