§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what easily available statistics he has showing the wage structure of the current veterinary service at a recent convenient date.
§ Mrs. FennerThe information is as follows :
the average retail prices of the 80 important items of food as collected for the purposes of the retail food prices index between July 1970 and the latest date for which prices are available.
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§ Mrs. FennerThe percentage and money value changes in average retail prices between 21st July 1970 and 16th October 1973 are as follows :
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Change in Average Price Item Percentage Money Value† Beef : home-killed Chuck +71.6 +23.2 Sirloin (without bone) +70.6 +32.4 Silverside (without bone)* +60.1 +25.5 Back ribs (with bone) +74.7 +21.6 Fore ribs (with bone) +71.6 +20.4 Brisket (with bone) +95.2 +17.7 Rump steak * +58.2 +34.1 Beef : imported chilled Chuck +86.8 +23.7 Silverside (without bone)* +74.7 +26.0 Rump steak * +66.9 +31.5 Lamb : home-killed Loin (with bone) +64.9 +23.7 Breast * +68.2 +7.5 Best end of neck +65.4 +18.3 Shoulder (with bone) +58.2 +15.2 Leg (with bone) +61.5 +21.7 Lamb : imported Loin (with bone) +97.0 +25.7 Breast * +124.2 +8.2 Best end of neck +100.5 +21.8 Shoulder (with bone) +97.9 +18.6 Leg (with bone) +89.9 +25.9 Pork : home-killed Leg (foot off) +69.8 +19.6 Belly * +76.9 +14.0 Loin (with bone) +63.3 +21.4 Sausages Pork +45.5 +8.6 Beef +57.3 +9.0 Roasting Chicken Broiler, frozen, 3 lb. +63.4 +10.4 Fresh or chilled, 4 lb. (oven ready) +46.2 +9.0 Fresh fish Cod fillets +118.6 +24.9 Haddock fillets +91.7 +23.3 Haddock, smoked, whole +87.9 +20.4 Plaice fillets +73.0 +23.5 Halibut cuts +71.0 +32.8 Herrings +83.3 +9.5 Kippers (with bone) +77.3 +11.9 Fresh vegetables Potatoes, old, loose—White N.A. N.A. Red N.A. N.A. Potatoes, new, loose N.A. N.A. Tomatoes +77.0 +9.4 Cabbage, greens +47.4 +1.8 Cabbage, hearted +31.6 +1.2 Cauliflower or broccoli +24.4 +2.0 Brussels sprouts N.A. N.A. Peas N.A. N.A. Runner beans N.A. N.A. Carrots −10.4 −0.5 Onions −18.5 −1.2 Mushrooms, per ¼ lb. +28.6 +1.8 Lard +46.0 +4.0 Cheese, cheddar type +75.7 +14.0
Change in Average Price Item Percentage Money Value† Eggs, per dozen Large +100.0 +22.1 Standard +124.1 +23.2 Medium +148.1 +23.4 Sugar, granulated, 2 lb. +36.0 +2.7 Instant coffee, per 4 oz. +27.3 +6.9 Tea, per ¼ lb. Higher priced +6.9 +0.7 Medium priced +3.8 +0.3 Lower priced +3.9 +0.3 Fresh fruit Apples, cooking +10.7 +0.8 Apples, dessert +2.9 +0.3 Pears, dessert +15.3 +1.5 Oranges +47.1 +3.3 Bananas +31.4 +2.7 Bread White, 1¾ lb. wrapped and sliced loaf +25.6 +2.3 White, 1¾ lb. unwrapped loaf +28.1 +2.5 White, 14 oz. loaf +44.2 +2.3 Brown, 14 oz. loaf +38.3 +2.3 Flour Self-raising, per 3 lb. +42.9 +4.2 Bacon Collar * +84.1 +20.1 Gammon * +75.9 +26.4 Middle cut, smoked * +83.4 +25.7 Back, smoked +89.2 +29.7 Back, unsmoked +90.3 +28.9 Streaky, smoked +95.4 +20.9 Ham (not shoulder) +45.7 +25.4 Pork luncheon meat, 12 oz. can +43.8 +6.0 Canned (red) salmon, ½-size can +76.2 +21.1 Milk, ordinary, per pint +19.6 +0.9 Butter New Zealand +22.0 +3.8 Danish +19.8 +4.0 Home produced N.A. N.A. Margarine Standard quality (without added butter) +31.5 +1.7 Lower priced +43.2 +1.9 * Or Scottish equivalent. † In new pence per lb. unless otherwise stated. N.A Insufficient or no quotations.