§ 17. Miss Quennellasked the Minister of Labour whether fluctuations in council house rents are reflected in the Cost-of-Living Index, published by his Department.
§ Mr. HattersleyYes. For the purposes of the Index of Retail Prices information about average rents is obtained from about 175 local authorities which own about 2,000,000 dwellings.
§ 55. Sir J. Vaughan-Morganasked the Minister of Labour what were the increases in the Index of Retail Prices for 110W nationalised industries, for food, for clothing and footwear, for durable household goods, for miscellaneous goods, and for services since October, 1964.
§ Mr. HattersleyThe increases between 13th October, 1964, and 21st February, 1967, were as follows:
per cent. Nationalised industries … 14.6 Food … 8.8 Clothing and footwear … 5.8 Durable and household goods … 5.7 Miscellaneous goods … 7.7 Services … 15.6