§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether, taking 18th June, 1970, as the £ sterling then having a purchasing value of 100p, he will publish a table of figures giving the monthly rise or fall in the purchasing value of the £ sterling to the latest convenient stated month.
§ Mr. BryanFollowing are the figures based on the General Index of Retail Prices:
p. 16th June, 1970 … … 100 21st July, 1970 … … 99½ 18th August, 1970 … … 99½ 22nd September, 1970 … … 99 20th October, 1970 … … 98 17th November, 1970 … … 97 15th December, 1970 … … 96½ 19th January, 1971 … … 95 16th February, 1971 … … 94½ 16th March, 1971 … … 94