§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection if he will list in the Official Report the statutory maximum retail prices for cheese and flour during the last two years, indicating the dates on which new limits were introduced.
§ Mr. MaclennanThe information is as follows: 563W
HOUSEHOLD FLOUR PRICES Maximum in pence per bag Flour 7th July 1975 8th December 1975 10th August 1976 25th October 1976 22nd November 1976 14th February 1977 Plain or self-raising (other than strong, wheatmeal and wholemeal): 1 lb. … … … … … … … 9 9½ 11½ 11½ 10½ 11½ 3 lb. … … … … … … … 24½ 24½ 26½ 26½ 29 31 Chupatty (other than batch, brown and wholemeal): 70 lb. or 32 kg. … … … … … £4.00 £4.00 £4.20 £4.50 £4.50 £4.50 564W
CHEESE PRICES Maximum in pence per lb. Cheese 27th January 1975 7th April 1975 16th September 1975 1st December 1975 30th January 1976 22nd November 1976 14th February 1977 Cheddar (including Dunlop) other than farmhouse or matured produced in New Zealand or in the EEC 48 53 56 59 61 67 75 Farmhouse or matured Cheddar (including Dunlop), produced in the EEC … … … … … 58 63 66 69 71 77 85 Cheshire, produced in the United Kingdom, other than Farmhouse or matured … … … … 46 51 54 57 59 65 73 Farmhouse or matured Cheshire, produced in the United Kingdom … … … … … 56 61 64 67 69 75 83 Caerphilly, Derby, Double Gloucester, Lancashire, Leicestershire, White produced in the United Kingdom (other than farm house matured) … … … … … 48 53 56 59 61 67 75 Edam and Gouda (other than farmhouse or matured) 48 53 56 59 61 67 75