§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing movements in the price of a pint of milk and the price of a pint of beer over the past five years.
§ Mr. John FraserThe following are the percentage increases in the prices of ordinary grade fresh milk and draught and bottled beer for the five years from January 1969 to January 1974.
Percentage increases Fresh milk Beer January 1969 to January 1970 4.8 9.0 January 1970 to January 1971 9.1 7.1 January 1971 to January 1972 10.0 2.4 January 1972 to January 1973 Nil 7.3 January 1973 to January 1974 Nil 0.8