§ Mr. Coombsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the percentage increase in the index of retail prices for the latest six months period for which figures are available and for the same period in 1970–71.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkThe percentage increase in the General Index of Retail Prices between mid-September, 1971, and mid-March, 1972, was 3.1 per cent. The rise in the same period in 1970–71 was 5.3 per cent.