§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Trade what have been the price trends within the past eight months of (a) cotton and (b) nylon yarn; and to what factors he attributes recent increases.
§ Mr. MeacherThe wholesale price indices for cotton yarn and nylon yarn rose by about 8½ per cent. and 6 per cent. respectively between June 1978 and February 1979. These increases were mainly caused by higher prices for raw materials.