§ Mr. Marlowasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out at 1980 prices for 1980 and each of the preceding 20 years, the price of 20 cigarettes, a bottle of whisky, a pint of beer, a pint of milk and a bottle of wine.
§ Mr. Biffen[pursuant to his reply, 15 December 1980]: Following is the information, so far as it is available.
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20 Cigarettes Pint of Beer Pint of Milk October Actual price 1980 price Actual price 1980 price Actual price 1980 price 1960 49.0d 112p 22.4d 51p 8.0d 18p 1961 54.0d 119p 24.5d 54p 8.0d 18p 1962 54.0d 116p 24.8d 53p 8.5d 18p 1963 54.0d 113p 25.6d 54p 8.5d 18p 1964 59.0d 119p 26.8d 54p 9.0d 18p 1965 55.0d 106p 28.4d 55p 9.5d 18p 1966 55.0d 102p 29.9d 55p 9.5d 18p 1967 55.0d 100p 30.2d 55p 10.0d 18p 1968 58.0d 100p 30.3d 52p 10.5d 18p 1969 62.0d 101p 32.8d 54p 11.0d 18p 1970 63.0d 96p 34.6d 53p 12.0d 18p 1971 27.0p 90p 15.1p 50p 5.5p 18p 1972 26.5p 82p 16.1p 50p 5.5p 17p 1973 26.5p 75p 18.5p 52p 5.5p 15p 1974 32.0p 77p 22.1p 53p 4.5p 11p 1975 42.0p 80p 27.9p 53p 7.0p 13p 1976 45.0p 75p 32.5p 54p 9.5p 16p 1977 55.0p 80p 37.7p 55p 11.5p 17p 1978 57.0p 77p 39.8p 54p 12.5p 17p 1979 67.0p 77p 46.9p Aug. 54p 15.0p 17p 1980 14p Sept. 46.7p 47p 17p Notes: (a) The figures for cigarettes relate to standard size (1960–64), new pack filter tip (1965–67), and filter tip (1968–80). (b) The figures for beer from October 1973 include beers of higher than average quality and are therefore not strictly comparable with previous years. I regret that similar figures are not available for whisky and wine.